Battle of Damour

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The Battle of Damour was a key World War II engagement in 1941 during the Allied invasion of Vichy-controlled Syria and Lebanon, marking the final major battle that led to the fall of Beirut and the end of the campaign.

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Battle of Damour canonical 4
Battle of Damur 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
alsoKnownAs Battle of Damour
surface form: Battle of Damur
associatedWith Vichy French administration in Syria
surface form: Vichy-controlled Syria and Lebanon
belligerent Allied forces
French State (Vichy regime)
surface form: Vichy France
campaign Syrian–Lebanese campaign
surface form: Syria–Lebanon campaign
combatantSide Allies of World War II
French State (Vichy regime)
surface form: Vichy France
commandedBy Arthur Samuel Allen
Henri Dentz
conflict Syrian–Lebanese campaign
surface form: Syria–Lebanon campaign
conflictType land battle
contributedTo Syrian–Lebanese campaign
surface form: end of the Syria–Lebanon campaign
country Lebanon
date 1941-07-05
1941-07-09
endDate 1941-07-09
followedBy Armistice of Saint Jean d’Acre
front Middle East theatre of World War II
surface form: Levant front of World War II
historicalEra World War II
surface form: Second World War
involvedForce Australian Army
surface form: Australian forces

British Armed Forces
surface form: British forces

Free French Forces
surface form: Free French forces

Indian Army
surface form: Indian Army units

Army of the French Mandate of Syria
surface form: Vichy French Army of the Levant
ledTo collapse of Vichy resistance in Lebanon
occupation of Beirut by Allied forces
location Damour
Lebanon
militaryOperation Operation Exporter
opponent Vichy French forces
surface form: Vichy French forces in Lebanon
outcome fall of Beirut to Allied forces
partOf Syrian–Lebanese campaign
surface form: Allied invasion of Syria and Lebanon

World War II
precededBy Battle of Jezzine
primaryAttackingForce 7th Australian Division
result Allied victory
significance final major battle of the Syria–Lebanon campaign
startDate 1941-07-05
strategicObjective capture of Damour
opening the road to Beirut
theatre Middle East theatre of World War II
timePeriod July 1941
tookPlaceNear Mediterranean coast of Lebanon

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Syrian–Lebanese campaign involvedBattle Battle of Damour
Battle of Damascus (1941) followedBy Battle of Damour
Battle of Merdjayoun relatedEvent Battle of Damour
Battle of Damour alsoKnownAs Battle of Damour
this entity surface form: Battle of Damur
7th Australian Division engagement Battle of Damour