African Theater

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The African Theater was a major World War II combat zone encompassing campaigns across North Africa involving Allied and Axis forces.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II theater
theater of war
combatant British Empire
British Commonwealth forces
surface form: Commonwealth forces

Free French Forces
Kingdom of Italy
Nazi Germany
United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States

French State (Vichy regime)
surface form: Vichy France
endTime 1943
hasPart North African campaign
surface form: Algerian campaign

Battle of Gazala
Battle of Kasserine Pass
East African campaign
Egyptian campaign
Battle of El Alamein
surface form: First Battle of El Alamein

Italian invasion of Egypt
Libyan campaign
Madagascar campaign
Moroccan campaign
North African campaign
Operation Compass
Operation Crusader
Operation Torch
Battle of El Alamein
surface form: Second Battle of El Alamein

Siege of Tobruk
Tunisian campaign
North African campaign
surface form: Western Desert campaign
location Algeria
East Africa
Egypt
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Libya
Madagascar
Mediterranean Basin
surface form: Mediterranean Sea region

Morocco
North Africa
Sahara Desert
surface form: Sahara Desert region

Somaliland
Tunisia
notableCommander Bernard Montgomery
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Erwin Rommel
Harold Alexander
opponent Allied forces
Axis powers
partOf World War II
startTime 1940
strategicImportance access to Middle Eastern oil
control of Mediterranean shipping routes
control of Suez Canal

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Battle of Gabon partOf African Theater
this entity surface form: African theatre of World War II
Jagdgeschwader 53 operatedOnFront African Theater
this entity surface form: North African theatre
No. 14 Squadron RAF theatre African Theater
this entity surface form: North African theatre