Cyrenaica campaign
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The Cyrenaica campaign was a World War II North African military operation in eastern Libya, marked by rapid British and Commonwealth advances and subsequent Axis counteroffensives in the desert war.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II campaign
ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Commonwealth of Nations
ⓘ
surface form:
British Commonwealth
Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ Nazi Germany ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characteristic |
Axis counteroffensives
ⓘ
mobile desert warfare ⓘ rapid British advances ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Australia
ⓘ
Germany ⓘ India ⓘ Italy ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ South Africa ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describedBySource | desert war in North Africa ⓘ |
| endTime | 1942 ⓘ |
| followedBy | battles around Gazala and Tobruk ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Operation Marita
ⓘ
surface form:
Axis counteroffensive of March–April 1941
British offensives in late 1941 ⓘ Operation Compass ⓘ |
| location |
Cyrenaica
ⓘ
eastern Libya ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Lord Wavell
ⓘ
surface form:
Archibald Wavell
Erwin Rommel ⓘ Italo Gariboldi ⓘ Richard O'Connor ⓘ Rodolfo Graziani ⓘ |
| notableFor |
long supply lines
ⓘ
rapid advances and retreats ⓘ use of mechanized forces ⓘ |
| opponent |
Allies of World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Allied powers
Axis powers ⓘ |
| partOf |
North African campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
North African Campaign
|
| precededBy | initial Italian invasion of Egypt ⓘ |
| primaryObjective |
expel Axis forces from Cyrenaica
ⓘ
secure North African coastline ⓘ |
| result | back-and-forth territorial changes in Cyrenaica ⓘ |
| startTime | 1940 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
access to central Mediterranean
ⓘ
control of eastern Libya ⓘ |
| terrain | desert ⓘ |
| theatre |
North African campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
North African theatre of World War II
|
| usedMilitaryUnit |
air support units
ⓘ
armoured divisions ⓘ infantry divisions ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.