Battle of Bir Hakeim
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The Battle of Bir Hakeim was a pivotal 1942 North African engagement in which Free French forces held off Axis troops in the Libyan desert, significantly delaying the advance toward Egypt.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battle
→
battle → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Bir Hakeim
→
surface form: "Battle of Bir Hacheim"
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| attackingForce |
15th Panzer Division
→
21st Panzer Division → German Afrika Korps →
surface form: "Afrika Korps"
Ariete Armoured Division → Italian XX Motorised Corps → Italian Trieste Division →
surface form: "Trieste Motorised Division"
|
| belligerent |
Free French Forces
→
Kingdom of Italy → Nazi Germany → United Kingdom → |
| commander |
Erwin Rommel
→
Ettore Baldassarre → Friedrich von Mellenthin → Marie-Pierre Kœnig → |
| conflict |
North African campaign
→
surface form: "Western Desert Campaign"
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| coordinateRegion | southern end of the Gazala line → |
| country | Libya → |
| date | May–June 1942 → |
| defendingForce |
1st Free French Brigade
→
1st Free French Brigade →
surface form: "Brigade française libre du général Kœnig"
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| effect |
allowed Allied forces to withdraw from the Gazala line
→
contributed to preparation of the First Battle of El Alamein → delayed Axis advance toward Egypt → |
| endDate | 1942-06-11 → |
| followedBy |
Battle of El Alamein
→
surface form: "First Battle of El Alamein"
Battle of Tobruk (1942) →
surface form: "fall of Tobruk (1942)"
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| location |
Bir Hakeim
→
Libya → Libyan Desert → |
| notableFor |
boosting Charles de Gaulle’s Free French prestige
→
high Axis casualties relative to objective → stubborn Free French defense → symbolic importance for Free French Forces → |
| opponent |
Allies of World War II
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surface form: "Allied powers"
Axis powers → |
| outcome |
Axis forces captured Bir Hakeim position
→
Free French forces conducted a breakout → |
| partOf |
Battle of Gazala
→
surface form: "Gazala battles"
North African campaign →
surface form: "North African Campaign"
|
| precededBy | earlier actions on the Gazala line → |
| result |
strategic Allied success
→
tactical Axis victory → |
| startDate | 1942-05-26 → |
| theatre |
North African campaign
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surface form: "North African theatre of World War II"
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| timePeriod | World War II → |
| year | 1942 → |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Battle of Bir Hacheim"
this entity surface form: "defence of Bir Hakeim"
subject surface form: "Free French Forces"