Battle of Palmyra

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The Battle of Palmyra was a World War II engagement in 1941 in which Allied forces fought Vichy French troops for control of the strategic desert city of Palmyra in central Syria.

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Battle of Palmyra canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military conflict
belligerent Allied forces
Vichy French forces
campaign Syrian–Lebanese campaign
surface form: Syria–Lebanon campaign
commander Abdallah Georges
Paul Legentilhomme
William Slim
surface form: William Joseph Slim
conflictOf World War II
surface form: Second World War
conflictSide Allies of World War II
French State (Vichy regime)
surface form: Vichy France
conflictType Allied offensive operation
countryInvolved Australia
Free France
India
United Kingdom
French State (Vichy regime)
surface form: Vichy France
endDate 1941-07-02
followedBy continued Allied advance towards Homs
forceInvolved 10th Indian Infantry Division
21st Indian Infantry Brigade
Arab Legion
Transjordan Frontier Force
Vichy French administration in Syria
surface form: Vichy French garrison at Palmyra
historicalPeriod 20th century
involves combined arms operations
desert warfare
location Palmyrene region
surface form: Palmyra

Syria
Syrian Desert
notableFor capture of a strategic oasis city in central Syria
objective capture of Palmyra
control of desert communications in central Syria
opponent Army of the French Mandate of Syria
surface form: Vichy French Army of the Levant
partOf Middle East theatre of World War II
Syrian–Lebanese campaign
surface form: Syria–Lebanon campaign

operations to secure Iraq–Syria communications
precededBy Allied advance into Syria from Transjordan
relatedEvent Battle of Damascus (1941)
Battle of Deir ez-Zor
Battle of Merdjayoun
result Allied victory
startDate 1941-06-21
strategicImportance control of desert road network
control of oil pipeline routes
theatre Middle East
tookPlaceIn French Mandate for Syria and Lebanon
surface form: French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon
year 1941

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Syrian–Lebanese campaign involvedBattle Battle of Palmyra
Battle of Damascus (1941) followedBy Battle of Palmyra