Operation Exporter
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Operation Exporter was the Allied 1941 campaign to invade and seize control of Vichy French–held Syria and Lebanon during World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Exporter canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II campaign
ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Syria–Lebanon campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| armisticeDate | 1941-07-14 ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Free French Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ India NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ Vichy France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Allied Middle East Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Syria–Lebanon campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType |
combined arms operation
ⓘ
invasion ⓘ |
| date | June–July 1941 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1941-07-14 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Allied occupation of Lebanon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Allied occupation of Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCasualties |
Allied forces
ⓘ
Vichy French forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| involved | Free French leader Charles de Gaulle (political direction) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedMilitaryBranch |
Armée du Levant
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Australian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ British Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lebanon NERFINISHED ⓘ Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective |
remove Vichy French authority from the Levant
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seize control of Lebanon ⓘ seize control of Syria ⓘ |
| opponent |
Vichy French forces in Lebanon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vichy French forces in Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Allied operations in the Middle East during World War II
ⓘ
Middle East theatre of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Anglo-Iraqi War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reason | concern over Axis influence in Vichy-controlled Syria and Lebanon ⓘ |
| result |
Allied victory
ⓘ
armistice between Allied and Vichy forces in Syria and Lebanon ⓘ |
| startDate | 1941-06-08 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of Eastern Mediterranean
ⓘ
protection of Iraq oil fields and pipelines ⓘ security of British lines of communication to the Middle East ⓘ |
| theatre | Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| treatyConcluded | Armistice of Saint Jean d’Acre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1941 ⓘ |
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