Operation Granby
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Operation Granby was the codename for the United Kingdom’s military campaign during the 1990–1991 Gulf War against Iraq.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Granby canonical | 10 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United Kingdom military operation
ⓘ
military operation ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
France
ⓘ
Kuwait ⓘ Saudi Arabia ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
other coalition forces ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | British participation in the Gulf War ⓘ |
| belligerent | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| casualties | British military personnel killed and wounded ⓘ |
| codenameFor | United Kingdom military campaign in the Gulf War ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Air Chief Marshal Sir Patrick Hine
ⓘ
Lieutenant General Sir Peter de la Billière ⓘ |
| conflict | Gulf War ⓘ |
| conflictType | international armed conflict ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| endTime | 1991-03-1991 ⓘ |
| equipmentUsed |
Challenger 1 main battle tank
ⓘ
Panavia Tornado ⓘ
surface form:
Panavia Tornado GR1 aircraft
Royal Navy warships in the Persian Gulf ⓘ |
| hasPart |
air campaign
ⓘ
ground campaign ⓘ naval operations ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
United Nations Security Council resolutions
ⓘ
surface form:
United Nations Security Council resolutions on Iraq and Kuwait
|
| location |
Iraq
ⓘ
Kuwait ⓘ Persian Gulf ⓘ
surface form:
Persian Gulf region
Saudi Arabia ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
British Army
ⓘ
Royal Air Force ⓘ Royal Navy ⓘ |
| notableUnit |
1st Armoured Division (United Kingdom)
ⓘ
4th Armoured Brigade (United Kingdom) ⓘ 7th Armoured Brigade (United Kingdom) ⓘ Royal Air Force units ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Air Force Tornado squadrons
Royal Navy task group in the Gulf ⓘ |
| objective |
expulsion of Iraqi forces from Kuwait
ⓘ
liberation of Kuwait ⓘ |
| opposedTo | Iraq ⓘ |
| partOf |
Gulf War
ⓘ
surface form:
1990–1991 Gulf War
US-led coalition operations against Iraq ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Operation Desert Storm
ⓘ
surface form:
Iraqi invasion of Kuwait
|
| result |
coalition victory
ⓘ
liberation of Kuwait ⓘ |
| startTime | 1990-08-1990 ⓘ |
| theatreOfOperations | Middle East ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
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