Battle of the Mediterranean

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World War II campaign theater of war

The Battle of the Mediterranean was a major World War II theater of naval, air, and land operations between the Axis and Allied powers for control of the Mediterranean Sea and its vital supply routes.

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All labels observed (22)

Label	Occurrences
Mediterranean theatre of World War II	13
Battle of the Mediterranean canonical	12
Malta convoys	9
Mediterranean Theater of World War II	3
Malta convoy operations	2
Mediterranean naval operations of World War II	2
Battle for the Mediterranean	1
Malta Convoys	1
Mediterranean 1940–1943	1
Mediterranean Campaign	1
Mediterranean and Middle East theatre of World War II	1
Mediterranean campaign	1
Mediterranean convoys	1
Mediterranean naval campaign	1
Mediterranean naval campaign of World War II	1
Mediterranean naval campaigns	1
Mediterranean naval operations	1
Mediterranean naval operations during World War II	1
Mediterranean naval theatre	1
Siege of Malta	1
World War II in the Mediterranean theatre	1
World War II naval operations in the Mediterranean	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II campaign ⓘ theater of war ⓘ
belligerent	Allied forces ⓘ surface form: Allied powers Axis powers ⓘ
characteristic	combined naval air and land operations ⓘ
conflict	World War II ⓘ
consequence	isolation and defeat of Axis forces in North Africa ⓘ securing Allied maritime routes through the Mediterranean ⓘ
endTime	1945 ⓘ
hasPart	Italian campaign ⓘ surface form: Allied invasion of Italy Allied invasion of Sicily ⓘ Battle of Calabria ⓘ Battle of Cape Bon ⓘ Battle of Cape Matapan ⓘ Battle of Cape Spartivento ⓘ Battle of Crete ⓘ Attack on Taranto ⓘ surface form: Battle of Taranto Dodecanese campaign ⓘ Malta convoys ⓘ North African campaign ⓘ Operation Excess ⓘ Operation Halberd ⓘ Operation Harpoon ⓘ Operation Pedestal ⓘ Operation Substance ⓘ Operation Torch ⓘ Operation Vigorous ⓘ Second Battle of Sirte ⓘ Great Siege of Malta ⓘ surface form: Siege of Malta Siege of Tobruk ⓘ surface form: Tobruk convoys
involves	France ⓘ Kingdom of Italy ⓘ Kriegsmarine ⓘ Luftwaffe ⓘ Nazi Germany ⓘ Regia Aeronautica ⓘ Italian Navy ⓘ surface form: Regia Marina Royal Air Force ⓘ Royal Navy ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
location	Mediterranean Sea ⓘ Middle East ⓘ North Africa ⓘ Southern Europe ⓘ
objective	control of Mediterranean Sea ⓘ disruption of Axis supply lines to North Africa ⓘ protection of Allied supply routes ⓘ
partOf	Mediterranean Theater of Operations ⓘ surface form: Mediterranean and Middle East theatre of World War II
result	Allied victory ⓘ
startTime	1940 ⓘ

Referenced by (57)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mediterranean U-boat campaign → partOf → Battle of the Mediterranean ⓘ

Mediterranean U-boat campaign → theaterOfWar → Battle of the Mediterranean ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mediterranean theatre of World War II

Savoia-Marchetti SM.82 Marsupiale → usedInTheater → Battle of the Mediterranean ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mediterranean theatre of World War II

Kriegsmarine → conflict → Battle of the Mediterranean ⓘ

Battle of Crete → partOf → Battle of the Mediterranean ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mediterranean theatre of World War II

Battle of Alam el Halfa → theatre → Battle of the Mediterranean ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mediterranean and Middle East theatre of World War II

Allied convoy system → organizedAs → Battle of the Mediterranean ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mediterranean convoys

HMS Vanguard → usedIn → Battle of the Mediterranean ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mediterranean campaign

Battle of Cape Matapan → partOf → Battle of the Mediterranean ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mediterranean Theater of World War II

Operation Halberd → partOf → Battle of the Mediterranean ⓘ

this entity surface form: Malta convoys

Operation Halberd → historicalPeriod → Battle of the Mediterranean ⓘ

HMS Maori → participatedIn → Battle of the Mediterranean ⓘ

this entity surface form: Malta convoys

HMS Zulu → usedDuring → Battle of the Mediterranean ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mediterranean naval operations of World War II

Battle of Cape Spada → partOf → Battle of the Mediterranean ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mediterranean theatre of World War II

Battle of Cape Spada → campaign → Battle of the Mediterranean ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mediterranean naval campaign of World War II

Battle of Calabria → partOf → Battle of the Mediterranean ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mediterranean Theater of World War II

Battle of Calabria → navalCampaign → Battle of the Mediterranean ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle for the Mediterranean

Battle of Medenine → theatre → Battle of the Mediterranean ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mediterranean theatre of World War II

Battle of Cape Spartivento → partOf → Battle of the Mediterranean ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mediterranean Theater of World War II

Battle of Cape Spartivento → partOf → Battle of the Mediterranean ⓘ

Operation Substance → partOf → Battle of the Mediterranean ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mediterranean theatre of World War II

Operation Substance → partOf → Battle of the Mediterranean ⓘ

this entity surface form: Malta convoys

Taranto Naval Base → historicalEventAssociated → Battle of the Mediterranean ⓘ

this entity surface form: World War II naval operations in the Mediterranean

General Alfredo Guzzoni → conflict → Battle of the Mediterranean ⓘ

subject surface form: Alfredo Guzzoni

this entity surface form: World War II in the Mediterranean theatre

Attack on Taranto → partOf → Battle of the Mediterranean ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mediterranean theatre of World War II

Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet → conflictInvolvement → Battle of the Mediterranean ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mediterranean theatre of World War II

Battle of Kos → theatre → Battle of the Mediterranean ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mediterranean theatre of World War II

Battle of Samos → theatre → Battle of the Mediterranean ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mediterranean theatre of World War II

Piaggio P.XI radial engine → usedIn → Battle of the Mediterranean ⓘ

subject surface form: Piaggio P.XI

this entity surface form: Mediterranean theatre of World War II

Wellington bomber → usedInTheatre → Battle of the Mediterranean ⓘ

subject surface form: Vickers Wellington

this entity surface form: Mediterranean theatre of World War II

HMS Indomitable → participatedIn → Battle of the Mediterranean ⓘ

this entity surface form: Malta convoys

Battle of the Gulf of Roses → foughtIn → Battle of the Mediterranean ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mediterranean naval theatre

Town-class cruiser (1930s) → participatedIn → Battle of the Mediterranean ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mediterranean naval operations of World War II

HMS Galatea (71) → participatedIn → Battle of the Mediterranean ⓘ

this entity surface form: Malta convoy operations

HMS Galatea (sunk 1941) → usedInTheatre → Battle of the Mediterranean ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mediterranean theatre of World War II

Second Battle of Sirte → partOf → Battle of the Mediterranean ⓘ

HMS Aurora → tookPartIn → Battle of the Mediterranean ⓘ

this entity surface form: Malta convoys

HMS Naiad → participatedIn → Battle of the Mediterranean ⓘ

this entity surface form: Malta convoy operations

HMS Nigeria → participatedIn → Battle of the Mediterranean ⓘ

this entity surface form: Malta convoys

HMS Illustrious → tookPartIn → Battle of the Mediterranean ⓘ

this entity surface form: Malta convoys

British Commonwealth navies → engagedInConflict → Battle of the Mediterranean ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mediterranean naval campaigns

Pedestal Convoy → relatedOperation → Battle of the Mediterranean ⓘ

Convoy WS 21S → partOf → Battle of the Mediterranean ⓘ

this entity surface form: Siege of Malta

HMS Tartar → tookPartIn → Battle of the Mediterranean ⓘ

this entity surface form: Malta convoys

No. 203 Squadron RAF → battleHonour → Battle of the Mediterranean ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mediterranean 1940–1943

Samuel Barron → participatedIn → Battle of the Mediterranean ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mediterranean naval operations

Allied forces in the Mediterranean → notableOperation → Battle of the Mediterranean ⓘ

Action off Cape Spada → strategicContext → Battle of the Mediterranean ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mediterranean naval campaign