Disambiguation evidence for Compass via surface form

"Operation Compass"


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Triples where this entity appears as subject under the label "Operation Compass".

Predicate Object
belligerent British Commonwealth forces
surface form: Commonwealth forces
belligerent Italy
belligerent United Kingdom
campaign North African campaign
surface form: North African Campaign
codename Compass self-linksurface differs
commander Lord Wavell
surface form: Archibald Wavell
commander Richard O'Connor
conflict World War II
country United Kingdom
description first major British military offensive in the Western Desert Campaign of World War II against Italian forces in North Africa
endDate 1941-02-09
followedBy Operation Sonnenblume
followedBy arrival of the Afrika Korps in North Africa
front North African campaign
surface form: Western Front of the North African Campaign
instanceOf World War II military operation
instanceOf military operation
location Egypt
location Libya
location Western Desert
notableEngagement Battle of Bardia
notableEngagement Battle of Beda Fomm
notableEngagement Battle of Sidi Barrani
notableEngagement Siege of Tobruk
surface form: Capture of Tobruk (1941)
objective to drive Italian forces out of Egypt
opponent Italian Tenth Army
opposingCommander Italo Gariboldi
opposingCommander Rodolfo Graziani
opposingCountry Kingdom of Italy
partOf North African campaign
surface form: Western Desert Campaign
precededBy Italian invasion of Egypt
result decisive British and Commonwealth victory
startDate 1940-12-09
theatre North African campaign
surface form: North African theatre of World War II
year 1940
year 1941