siege of RAF Habbaniya
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The siege of RAF Habbaniya was a key World War II engagement in Iraq where British-led forces defended a vital Royal Air Force base against Iraqi troops aligned with a pro-Axis government in 1941.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| siege of RAF Habbaniya canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle of World War II
ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Habbaniya ⓘ |
| attackedBy |
Iraqi Air Force
ⓘ
Iraqi Army ⓘ
surface form:
Iraqi Army units
Iraqi artillery ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British Empire
ⓘ
Iraqi Army ⓘ
surface form:
Iraqi government forces
Royal Air Force ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ pro-Axis Iraqi regime ⓘ |
| cause | pro-Axis coup in Iraq in April 1941 ⓘ |
| commanderForBritishSide |
Air Vice-Marshal Harry George Smart
ⓘ
Brigadier James Joseph Kingstone ⓘ |
| commanderForIraqiSide |
Iraqi Golden Square officers
ⓘ
Rashid Ali al-Gaylani ⓘ |
| conflict |
Iraq campaign (1941)
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglo-Iraqi War
|
| conflictType |
air-ground engagement
ⓘ
siege ⓘ |
| country | Iraq ⓘ |
| date | 1941 ⓘ |
| defendedBy |
Assyrian Levies
ⓘ
Iraqi Levies ⓘ RAF personnel ⓘ armoured cars of the British forces ⓘ |
| endDate | 6 May 1941 ⓘ |
| location |
Kingdom of Iraq
ⓘ
RAF Habbaniya ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
outnumbered British garrison
ⓘ
rapid offensive sorties from the besieged airfield ⓘ use of training aircraft in combat roles by RAF ⓘ |
| opponent |
British-led forces
ⓘ
Iraqi Army ⓘ |
| outcome |
collapse of Iraqi offensive around Habbaniya
ⓘ
facilitated British advance on Baghdad ⓘ |
| partOf |
Iraq campaign (1941)
ⓘ
surface form:
British military intervention in Iraq in 1941
World War II ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Iraqi coup d'état of 1941
ⓘ
surface form:
coup of Rashid Ali al-Gaylani
|
| relatedEvent |
Battle of Fallujah (1941)
ⓘ
occupation of Baghdad by British forces in 1941 ⓘ |
| result |
British victory
ⓘ
lifting of Iraqi siege of the air base ⓘ |
| startDate | 30 April 1941 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of air routes and oil resources in the Middle East
ⓘ
defense of vital RAF base in Iraq ⓘ protection of British lines of communication to India ⓘ |
| theatre | Middle East theatre of World War II ⓘ |
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