Levantine campaign

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World War II campaign military campaign

The Levantine campaign was a World War II Allied military operation in 1941 to seize control of Syria and Lebanon from Vichy French forces, paving the way for their eventual independence.

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Label	Occurrences
Levantine campaign canonical	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II campaign ⓘ military campaign ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Syrian–Lebanese campaign ⓘ surface form: Syria–Lebanon Campaign of 1941 Syrian–Lebanese campaign ⓘ surface form: Syria–Lebanon campaign
belligerent	Allied forces ⓘ French State (Vichy regime) ⓘ surface form: Vichy France
conflict	World War II ⓘ surface form: Second World War
consequence	paved way for independence of Lebanon ⓘ paved way for independence of Syria ⓘ
dateOfArmistice	1941-07-14 ⓘ
endTime	1941-07-14 ⓘ
followedBy	Allied occupation of the Ottoman Empire ⓘ surface form: Allied occupation of Syria and Lebanon
hasCasualties	Allied and Vichy forces suffered several thousand casualties ⓘ
hasCommander	Lord Wavell ⓘ surface form: Archibald Wavell Charles de Gaulle ⓘ Edward Quinan ⓘ Georges Catroux ⓘ Henri Dentz ⓘ Henry Maitland Wilson ⓘ Jean de Verdilhac ⓘ John Lavarack NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Legentilhomme ⓘ
involvedMilitaryForce	Australian Army ⓘ British Army ⓘ Free French Forces ⓘ British Indian Army ⓘ surface form: Indian Army (British India) Royal Air Force ⓘ Royal Navy ⓘ Vichy French Air Force units ⓘ Army of the French Mandate of Syria ⓘ surface form: Vichy French Army of the Levant Vichy French Navy ⓘ surface form: Vichy French Navy units
location	Lebanon ⓘ Levant region ⓘ surface form: Levant Syria ⓘ
notableBattle	Battle of Beirut (1941) ⓘ Battle of Damascus (1941) ⓘ Battle of Kissoué ⓘ Battle of Merdjayoun ⓘ Battle of Palmyra (1941) ⓘ
objective	removal of Axis influence from the Levant ⓘ seizure of Lebanon from Vichy France ⓘ seizure of Syria from Vichy France ⓘ
opponent	Vichy French forces ⓘ surface form: Vichy French forces in Lebanon Vichy French forces ⓘ surface form: Vichy French forces in Syria
partOf	World War II ⓘ
precededBy	Anglo-Iraqi War ⓘ
relatedTo	Free French government ⓘ surface form: Free French movement French Mandate for Syria and Lebanon ⓘ surface form: French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon French State (Vichy regime) ⓘ surface form: Vichy France
result	French Mandate for Syria and Lebanon ⓘ surface form: Allied occupation of Lebanon French Mandate for Syria and Lebanon ⓘ surface form: Allied occupation of Syria Allied victory ⓘ Armistice of Saint Jean d’Acre ⓘ surface form: armistice of Saint Jean d’Acre
startTime	1941-06-08 ⓘ
strategicImportance	denied Axis use of Levant airfields ⓘ protected British positions in Palestine and Iraq ⓘ secured eastern Mediterranean flank of Allies ⓘ
theatre	Middle East theatre of World War II ⓘ

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Free French declaration of Syrian independence (1941) → relatedTo → Levantine campaign ⓘ