Battle of Keren
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The Battle of Keren was a major World War II engagement in Eritrea where British and Commonwealth forces defeated Italian troops in early 1941, opening the way for Allied control of Italian East Africa.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Keren canonical | 9 |
| Battle of Keren during World War II | 1 |
| Eritrean campaign | 1 |
| Gondar offensive | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battle
ⓘ
battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Tsorona
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Cheren
|
| belligerent |
British Empire
ⓘ
Commonwealth forces ⓘ Italian colonial troops ⓘ Kingdom of Italy ⓘ |
| casualties | heavy on both sides ⓘ |
| combatType | land battle ⓘ |
| commander |
Carlo De Simone
ⓘ
Lewis Heath ⓘ Nicolangelo Carnimeo ⓘ William Platt ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Free French Forces
ⓘ
India ⓘ Italy ⓘ Sudan ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| defensivePosition | Italian stronghold at Keren ⓘ |
| endDate | 1941-03-27 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
capture of Asmara
ⓘ
capture of Massawa ⓘ |
| front |
East African campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
East African Front
|
| historicalPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| involvedUnit |
4th Indian Division
ⓘ
surface form:
4th Indian Infantry Division
5th Indian Infantry Division ⓘ British 7th Royal Tank Regiment ⓘ Italian Savoia Grenadiers ⓘ |
| location |
Eritrea
ⓘ
Italian East Africa ⓘ Keren ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
difficult supply lines
ⓘ
intense close-quarters fighting ⓘ |
| objective |
break Italian defensive line in Eritrea
ⓘ
secure route into Italian East Africa ⓘ |
| outcome | collapse of Italian position in Eritrea ⓘ |
| partOf |
East African campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
East African Campaign
|
| precededBy | Battle of Agordat ⓘ |
| result | Allied victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1941-02-03 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
Key to Allied control of Italian East Africa
ⓘ
Opened the way to Asmara ⓘ Opened the way to Massawa ⓘ |
| terrain |
heavily fortified positions
ⓘ
mountainous ⓘ |
| theatre |
East African campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
East African theatre of World War II
|
| year | 1941 ⓘ |
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Gondar offensive
this entity surface form:
Eritrean campaign