Operation Battleaxe
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Operation Battleaxe was a British-led World War II offensive in June 1941 aimed at relieving the besieged city of Tobruk and pushing Axis forces back in North Africa.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II offensive
ⓘ
military operation ⓘ |
| aimedAt | lifting the siege of Tobruk ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Australia
ⓘ
Axis powers ⓘ British Empire ⓘ India ⓘ Kingdom of Italy ⓘ Nazi Germany ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| codename | Battleaxe ⓘ |
| commander |
Lord Wavell
ⓘ
surface form:
Archibald Wavell
Noel Beresford-Peirse ⓘ |
| conflict |
North African campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
Western Desert Campaign
|
| consequence | replacement of Archibald Wavell by Claude Auchinleck as Commander-in-Chief Middle East ⓘ |
| countryOfPlanning | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| endDate | 1941-06-17 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Operation Crusader ⓘ |
| forceTypeUsed |
Royal Air Force support
ⓘ
armoured divisions ⓘ infantry divisions ⓘ |
| front |
Western Desert
ⓘ
surface form:
Western Desert Front
|
| frontlineCity | Tobruk ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| location |
Cyrenaica
ⓘ
Libya ⓘ |
| militaryBranchInvolved |
British Army
ⓘ
Wehrmacht ⓘ
surface form:
German Army
Regio Esercito ⓘ Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| notableEngagement |
Fort Capuzzo
ⓘ
Hafid Ridge ⓘ Halfaya Pass ⓘ |
| objective |
destroy German-Italian armoured forces in Cyrenaica
ⓘ
push Axis forces back in North Africa ⓘ relieve the siege of Tobruk ⓘ |
| opponent |
German Afrika Korps
ⓘ
surface form:
Afrika Korps
Italian 10th Army remnants ⓘ |
| opposingCommander | Erwin Rommel ⓘ |
| outcome |
British forces withdrew to the Egyptian frontier
ⓘ
British offensive failed to relieve Tobruk ⓘ |
| partOf |
North African campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
North African Campaign
|
| precededBy | Operation Brevity ⓘ |
| reasonForLaunch | to break the encirclement of Tobruk garrison ⓘ |
| result | Axis defensive victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1941-06-15 ⓘ |
| strategicContext | attempt to regain initiative after arrival of Afrika Korps ⓘ |
| theatre |
North African campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
North African theatre of World War II
|
| timePeriod | June 1941 ⓘ |
| war | World War II ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.