Sidi Rezegh

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airfield battle battlefield geographic location

Sidi Rezegh is a strategic airfield and battlefield site in eastern Libya that saw intense fighting between British Commonwealth and Axis forces during the North African Campaign of World War II.

Aliases (1)

Battle of Sidi Rezegh ×17

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	airfield → battle → battlefield → geographic location →
associatedMilitaryUnit	7th Armoured Division → New Zealand Division → South African 5th Brigade →
commander	Alan Cunningham → Erwin Rommel →
conflictType	air-ground operations → armoured warfare →
country	Libya →
currentCountry	State of Libya →
endDate	1941-12-01 →
hasMilitaryCemeteryNearby	Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery →
involvedBelligerent	Axis forces → British Commonwealth forces → German Afrika Korps → Germany → Italian forces → Italy → New Zealand → Union of South Africa → United Kingdom →
locatedIn	eastern Libya →
locatedOnContinent	Africa →
location	Sidi Rezegh →
near	Tobruk →
notableEvent	Battle of Sidi Rezegh →
notableFor	intense fighting during Operation Crusader → role in attempts to relieve Tobruk garrison →
objective	relief of Tobruk →
partOf	Cyrenaica → North African Campaign → Operation Crusader →
result	Axis tactical victory → heavy casualties on both sides →
startDate	1941-11-19 →
strategicImportance	air support operations in North Africa → control of approaches to Tobruk →
theater	Western Desert →
timePeriodOfSignificance	1941 →
usedAs	airfield → military base →
usedDuringConflict	North African Campaign → World War II →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Belhamed →	locatedNear
Battle of Sidi Rezegh →	location
Operation Crusader →	notableEngagement