Battle of Mersa Matruh
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The Battle of Mersa Matruh was a World War II engagement in June 1942 in Egypt, where Axis forces under Erwin Rommel defeated retreating British Commonwealth troops during the North African campaign.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Mersa Matruh canonical | 6 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battle
ⓘ
battle ⓘ |
| alliedObjective |
conduct delaying action
ⓘ
preserve main forces for defense of El Alamein ⓘ |
| associatedWith | desert warfare ⓘ |
| axisObjective |
capture Mersa Matruh
ⓘ
destroy British Eighth Army rearguard ⓘ |
| belligerentStrength |
Axis armoured and motorized divisions
ⓘ
British infantry and armoured formations ⓘ |
| campaignPhase | Axis advance into Egypt in 1942 ⓘ |
| combatant |
Axis powers
ⓘ
British Dominions ⓘ
surface form:
British Commonwealth
British Eighth Army ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| commander |
Claude Auchinleck
ⓘ
Erwin Rommel ⓘ Neil Ritchie ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| conflictType | land battle ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| date | 26 June 1942 ⓘ |
| endDate | 29 June 1942 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of El Alamein
ⓘ
surface form:
First Battle of El Alamein
|
| front |
North African campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
North African Front
|
| frontlineShift | pushed eastward toward El Alamein ⓘ |
| geographicalContext |
North Coast of Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Mediterranean coast of Egypt
|
| historicalEra | 20th century ⓘ |
| involvedForce |
German Afrika Korps
ⓘ
Italian armoured and infantry units ⓘ |
| locationType | coastal town ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
British Army
ⓘ
German Army ⓘ Italian Army (Kingdom of Italy) ⓘ
surface form:
Italian Army
|
| notableFor |
Axis exploitation of victory at Gazala
ⓘ
retreat of British Eighth Army from Cyrenaica to Egypt ⓘ |
| opponent | Panzer Army Africa ⓘ |
| partOf |
North African campaign
ⓘ
North African campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Western Desert Campaign
|
| place |
Marsa Matruh
ⓘ
surface form:
Mersa Matruh
|
| precededBy | Battle of Gazala ⓘ |
| primaryAlliedCommander | Claude Auchinleck ⓘ |
| primaryAxisCommander | Erwin Rommel ⓘ |
| region |
Western Desert
ⓘ
surface form:
Western Desert of Egypt
|
| relatedOperation | retreat to El Alamein line ⓘ |
| result | Axis victory ⓘ |
| strategicObjective | delay Axis advance toward El Alamein ⓘ |
| theatre | Western Desert ⓘ |
| timePeriod | June 1942 ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
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