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.
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
locality
→
settlement → |
| associatedWith |
Operation Crusader
→
Siege of Tobruk → |
| conflict |
World War II
→
|
| conflictCampaign |
North African campaign
→
|
| conflictSubcampaign |
Western Desert campaign
→
|
| conflictTheater |
Western Desert
→
|
| country |
Libya
→
|
| governedBy |
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 fighting
→
World War II battle → ground combat → military engagement → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Operation Crusader
→
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notableEngagement |