Alhucemas landing

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amphibious assault battle of the Rif War military operation

Alhucemas landing was a 1925 amphibious assault by Spanish (and allied) forces on the Moroccan coast that is often considered one of the first modern amphibious operations and a decisive turning point in the Rif War.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Alhucemas landing canonical	3
Alhucemas landing (1925)	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	amphibious assault ⓘ battle of the Rif War ⓘ military operation ⓘ
belligerent	French Third Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ Rif Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ
casusBelli	Rifian rebellion against Spanish and French rule ⓘ
commander	Abd el-Krim NERFINISHED ⓘ José Sanjurjo NERFINISHED ⓘ Miguel Primo de Rivera NERFINISHED ⓘ Philippe Pétain NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict	Rif War NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Spanish Protectorate in Morocco NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryInvolved	France ⓘ Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ
date	1925-09-08 ⓘ
endDate	1925-09-10 ⓘ
followedBy	final Spanish offensive in the Rif War ⓘ
inspired	later World War II amphibious doctrines ⓘ
involvedForce	French Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ French Army NERFINISHED ⓘ French Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ
location	Bay of Alhucemas NERFINISHED ⓘ northern coast of Morocco ⓘ
namedAfter	Alhucemas Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	being one of the first modern amphibious operations ⓘ combined use of naval gunfire, air support, and landing craft ⓘ
objective	to land on the Bay of Alhucemas and break Rifian resistance ⓘ
opponent	Rifian forces NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Rif War NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy	Battle of Annual NERFINISHED ⓘ Disaster of Annual NERFINISHED ⓘ
region	Rif region of Morocco NERFINISHED ⓘ
result	decisive Spanish and French victory ⓘ
startDate	1925-09-08 ⓘ
strategicOutcome	collapse of the Rif Republic ⓘ turning point in the Rif War ⓘ
theater	North African theater ⓘ
used	aerial bombardment ⓘ naval gunfire support ⓘ specialized landing craft ⓘ tank support ⓘ
year	1925 ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Spanish colonial wars in Morocco → notableEvent → Alhucemas landing ⓘ

Second Rif War → hasPart → Alhucemas landing ⓘ

Second Rif War → significantEvent → Alhucemas landing ⓘ

Dictatorship of Primo de Rivera → keyEvent → Alhucemas landing ⓘ

this entity surface form: Alhucemas landing (1925)