Final offensive in Palestine
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The Final offensive in Palestine was the concluding Allied military campaign in the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I that decisively broke Ottoman control in the region and led to the collapse of their forces in Palestine and Syria.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Final offensive in Palestine canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War I campaign
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military campaign ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Megiddo offensive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Allied Powers
NERFINISHED
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British Empire ⓘ Dominion of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ Dominion of New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ French Third Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ German Empire ⓘ Ottoman Empire ⓘ Sharifian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Edmund Allenby
NERFINISHED
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Liman von Sanders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandStructure | Egyptian Expeditionary Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| consequence |
Allied control over Palestine
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facilitation of postwar mandates in the Levant ⓘ weakening of Ottoman Empire leading to its eventual dissolution ⓘ |
| endDate | 1918-10-31 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Allied occupation of Syria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Armistice of Mudros NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Battle of Haifa (1918)
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Megiddo (1918) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Nablus (1918) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Nazareth (1918) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Samakh (1918) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Sharon (1918) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Tabsor (1918) NERFINISHED ⓘ Capture of Aleppo (1918) NERFINISHED ⓘ Capture of Damascus (1918) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Palestine
NERFINISHED
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Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
combined arms tactics of infantry, cavalry, and air power
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extensive use of cavalry in modern warfare ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Yildirim Army Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Middle Eastern theatre of World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Sinai and Palestine campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
collapse of Ottoman forces in Palestine and Syria
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decisive Allied victory ⓘ end of Ottoman control in Palestine ⓘ end of Ottoman control in much of Syria ⓘ |
| startDate | 1918-09-19 ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
break Ottoman control of the Levant
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destroy Ottoman Yildirim Army Group in Palestine and Syria ⓘ |
| theatre |
Levant
NERFINISHED
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Middle East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1918 ⓘ |
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