Dodecanese campaign
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The Dodecanese campaign was a World War II Allied attempt to seize the Italian-held Dodecanese Islands in the Aegean Sea in 1943, which ended in a costly defeat and German occupation of the islands.
Aliases (7)
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
World War II campaign
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military campaign → |
| alliedCommander |
Francis Russell Gurney Hoare
→
Harold Alexander → Henry Maitland Wilson → Inigo Campioni → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Dodecanese Islands campaign
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Dodecanese operations → |
| belligerent |
Free Greek forces
→
Kingdom of Italy → Nazi Germany → United Kingdom → |
| cause |
Italian armistice of September 1943
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| characterizedBy |
fragmented Allied command structure
→
lack of Allied air superiority → logistical difficulties for the Allies → |
| conflict |
World War II
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| consequence |
continued German control of the Aegean Sea
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failure to establish Allied bases close to the Balkans → prolonged German occupation of the Dodecanese until 1945 → |
| countryInvolved |
Germany
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Greece → Italy → United Kingdom → |
| endTime |
1943-11
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| follows |
Italian surrender in World War II
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| hasPart |
Battle of Kos
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Battle of Leros → Battle of Samos → air operations over the Aegean Sea → |
| location |
Aegean Sea
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Dodecanese Islands → Greece → |
| militaryTheatre |
Eastern Mediterranean
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| notableEvent |
German airborne and seaborne assault on Leros
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heavy Luftwaffe air attacks on Allied positions → rapid German capture of Kos → |
| notableFor |
being one of the last major German victories in the Mediterranean theatre
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| objective |
seizure of Italian-held Dodecanese Islands by the Allies
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| opponentCommander |
Bruno Bräuer
→
Friedrich-Wilhelm Müller → Karl-Wilhelm von Schlieben → |
| partOf |
Mediterranean theatre of World War II
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| result |
Allied defeat
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German occupation of the Dodecanese → German victory → |
| startTime |
1943-09
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| strategicObjective |
to encourage Turkey to join the Allies
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to use the Dodecanese as bases against German positions in the Balkans → |
Referenced by (9)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Balkan theatre of World War II
("Dodecanese Campaign")
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Balkan theatre of World War II ("Aegean Sea naval operations") → Dodecanese campaign ("Battle of Leros") → |
hasPart |
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Dodecanese campaign
("Dodecanese Islands campaign")
→
Dodecanese campaign ("Dodecanese operations") → |
alsoKnownAs |
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Italo-Turkish War
("Italian occupation of the Dodecanese")
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consequence |
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Mediterranean Theater of Operations
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includesOperation |
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Mediterranean Theater of Operations
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notableCampaign |
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Dodecanese campaign
("German occupation of the Dodecanese")
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result |