Battle of Minqar Qaim
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The Battle of Minqar Qaim was a World War II engagement in June 1942 in the Western Desert where New Zealand forces conducted a breakout from encirclement by German and Italian troops near Mersa Matruh in Egypt.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Minqar Qaim canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Battle of Minqar Qaim Context triple: [New Zealand forces, engagedInBattle, Battle of Minqar Qaim]
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A.
Battle of Musa Qala
The Battle of Musa Qala was a major 2007 clash in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province in which British, American, and Afghan forces recaptured the Taliban-held town of Musa Qala, becoming one of the most prominent engagements of the Afghan War.
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B.
Battle of Talas
The Battle of Talas was an 8th-century clash between the Abbasid Caliphate and the Tang dynasty that marked the limit of Chinese expansion into Central Asia and is often noted for facilitating the westward transmission of papermaking technology.
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C.
Battle of Lashkar Gah
The Battle of Lashkar Gah was a significant engagement during the War in Afghanistan in which coalition and Afghan forces fought Taliban insurgents for control of the strategic provincial capital of Helmand.
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Battle of Ridaniya
The Battle of Ridaniya was a decisive 1517 clash near Cairo in which the Ottoman forces under Selim I defeated the Mamluk Sultanate, leading to Ottoman control over Egypt and the holy cities.
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E.
Battle of Wadi al-Khaznadar
The Battle of Wadi al-Khaznadar was a 1299 clash near Homs in which the Mongol Ilkhanate decisively defeated the Mamluk Sultanate, temporarily disrupting Mamluk control in Syria.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Minqar Qaim Target entity description: The Battle of Minqar Qaim was a World War II engagement in June 1942 in the Western Desert where New Zealand forces conducted a breakout from encirclement by German and Italian troops near Mersa Matruh in Egypt.
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A.
Battle of Musa Qala
The Battle of Musa Qala was a major 2007 clash in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province in which British, American, and Afghan forces recaptured the Taliban-held town of Musa Qala, becoming one of the most prominent engagements of the Afghan War.
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B.
Battle of Talas
The Battle of Talas was an 8th-century clash between the Abbasid Caliphate and the Tang dynasty that marked the limit of Chinese expansion into Central Asia and is often noted for facilitating the westward transmission of papermaking technology.
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C.
Battle of Lashkar Gah
The Battle of Lashkar Gah was a significant engagement during the War in Afghanistan in which coalition and Afghan forces fought Taliban insurgents for control of the strategic provincial capital of Helmand.
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D.
Battle of Ridaniya
The Battle of Ridaniya was a decisive 1517 clash near Cairo in which the Ottoman forces under Selim I defeated the Mamluk Sultanate, leading to Ottoman control over Egypt and the holy cities.
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E.
Battle of Wadi al-Khaznadar
The Battle of Wadi al-Khaznadar was a 1299 clash near Homs in which the Mongol Ilkhanate decisively defeated the Mamluk Sultanate, temporarily disrupting Mamluk control in Syria.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| armedForce | British Eighth Army ⓘ |
| axisForce |
Panzer Army Africa
ⓘ
surface form:
Panzerarmee Afrika
|
| belligerent |
Germany
ⓘ
Italy ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ |
| campaignPhase | retreat to El Alamein ⓘ |
| combatant |
2nd New Zealand Division
ⓘ
German Afrika Korps ⓘ
surface form:
Afrika Korps
Italian forces ⓘ |
| commander |
Bernard Freyberg
ⓘ
Erwin Rommel ⓘ |
| conflictOf |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| conflictType | land battle ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| date | 1942-06-27 ⓘ |
| dateContext | late June 1942 ⓘ |
| dateRange | 1942-06-27/1942-06-28 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of El Alamein
ⓘ
surface form:
First Battle of El Alamein
|
| front |
Western Desert
ⓘ
surface form:
Western Desert Front
|
| involvedUnit |
15th Panzer Division
ⓘ
surface form:
German 15th Panzer Division
21st Panzer Division ⓘ
surface form:
German 21st Panzer Division
New Zealand 4th Brigade ⓘ New Zealand 5th Brigade ⓘ |
| location |
Minqar Qaim
ⓘ
Western Desert ⓘ near Mersa Matruh ⓘ |
| notableFeature | bayonet night attack to break through Axis lines ⓘ |
| operationContext | Axis advance into Egypt in mid-1942 ⓘ |
| outcome | successful night breakout by 2nd New Zealand Division ⓘ |
| partOf |
North African campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
North African Campaign
North African campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Western Desert Campaign
|
| precededBy | Battle of Gazala ⓘ |
| result |
Axis tactical success in holding the field
ⓘ
New Zealand breakout from encirclement ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance | enabled 8th Army forces to withdraw toward El Alamein ⓘ |
| tacticalSituation | New Zealand forces encircled by German and Italian troops ⓘ |
| theatre |
North African campaign
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surface form:
North African theatre of World War II
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| timePeriod |
North African campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
World War II in North Africa
|
| year | 1942 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Minqar Qaim Description of subject: The Battle of Minqar Qaim was a World War II engagement in June 1942 in the Western Desert where New Zealand forces conducted a breakout from encirclement by German and Italian troops near Mersa Matruh in Egypt.
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