Syrian–Lebanese campaign

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World War II campaign military campaign

The Syrian–Lebanese campaign was a World War II Allied military operation in 1941 to seize control of Syria and Lebanon from Vichy French forces and secure the Eastern Mediterranean.

Aliases (10)

Syria–Lebanon campaign ×8
Syria–Lebanon Campaign ×2
Allied invasion of Lebanon ×1
Allied invasion of Syria ×1
Allied occupation of Lebanon ×1
Allied occupation of Syria ×1
Allied occupation of Syria and Lebanon ×1
Allied occupation of the Levant ×1
Battle of Beirut (1941) ×1
Syria–Lebanon Campaign of 1941 ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II campaign → military campaign →
alsoKnownAs	Syria–Lebanon Campaign → Syria–Lebanon Campaign of 1941 → Syria–Lebanon campaign →
belligerent	Australia → Free French Forces → India → United Kingdom → Vichy France →
casualties	thousands of combined casualties on both sides →
commander	Georges Catroux → Henri Dentz → Henry Maitland Wilson →
conflict	World War II →
dateOfArmistice	1941-07-14 →
endDate	1941-07-14 →
followedBy	Allied occupation of the Levant →
involvedBattle	Battle of Beirut (1941) → Battle of Damascus (1941) → Battle of Damour → Battle of Deir ez-Zor → Battle of Jezzine → Battle of Kissoué → Battle of Merdjayoun → Battle of Palmyra →
location	Eastern Mediterranean → Lebanon → Syria →
objective	prevent Axis use of Syrian and Lebanese territory → secure the Eastern Mediterranean → seize control of Lebanon from Vichy France → seize control of Syria from Vichy France →
opponent	Vichy French forces →
partOf	Middle East theatre of World War II →
precededBy	Anglo–Iraqi War →
relatedEvent	Free French declaration of Lebanese independence (1941) → Free French declaration of Syrian independence (1941) →
result	Allied occupation of Lebanon → Allied occupation of Syria → Allied victory → Armistice of Saint Jean d’Acre →
startDate	1941-06-08 →
strategicImportance	control of Levantine coastline → denial of airfields to the Axis → protection of Allied lines of communication to the Suez Canal →
theatre	Middle East →

Referenced by (21)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Syrian–Lebanese campaign ("Syria–Lebanon campaign") → Syrian–Lebanese campaign ("Syria–Lebanon Campaign of 1941") → Syrian–Lebanese campaign ("Syria–Lebanon Campaign") →	alsoKnownAs
Armistice of Saint Jean d’Acre ("Syria–Lebanon campaign") → Armistice of Saint Jean d’Acre → Commander-in-Chief, Middle East Command ("Syria–Lebanon campaign") →	conflict
Battle of Damascus (1941) ("Syria–Lebanon campaign") → Battle of Damascus (1941) ("Allied invasion of Syria") → Battle of Damascus (1941) ("Allied invasion of Lebanon") →	partOf
Middle East Command ("Syria–Lebanon Campaign") → Vichy French forces ("Syria–Lebanon campaign") →	engagedIn
Free French Forces → Free French Forces →	participatedIn
Syrian–Lebanese campaign ("Allied occupation of Syria") → Syrian–Lebanese campaign ("Allied occupation of Lebanon") →	result
Battle of Damascus (1941) ("Syria–Lebanon campaign") →	campaign
Syrian–Lebanese campaign ("Allied occupation of the Levant") →	followedBy
Middle East theatre of World War II ("Syria–Lebanon campaign") →	hasPart
Syrian–Lebanese campaign ("Battle of Beirut (1941)") →	involvedBattle
Free French declaration of Syrian independence (1941) ("Allied occupation of Syria and Lebanon") →	madeDuring
Iraq campaign (1941) ("Syria–Lebanon campaign") →	relatedTo