Belhamed

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Belhamed is a locality in Libya that was the site of significant fighting during World War II’s North African campaign.

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Belhamed canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf locality
settlement
associatedWith Operation Crusader
Siege of Tobruk
conflict World War II
conflictCampaign North African campaign
conflictSubcampaign North African campaign
surface form: Western Desert campaign
conflictTheater Western Desert
country Libya
governedBy Libyan government
surface form: State of Libya
hasClimate hot desert climate
hasCoordinateType approximate
hasHistoricalSignificance site of intense World War II fighting
hasLanguage Arabic
involvedForces British Commonwealth forces
German forces
Italian forces
New Zealand forces
locatedIn Libya
locatedInRegion North Africa
locatedNear El Duda
Sidi Rezegh
Tobruk
locatedOnContinent Africa
notablePeriod 1941
partOf Cyrenaica
strategicRole forward position near Tobruk
part of Tobruk perimeter defenses
terrainType desert
open arid ground
timePeriod 20th century
usedFor military operations
wasSiteOf North African campaign
surface form: North African campaign fighting

World War II battle
ground combat
military engagement

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