Iraq campaign (1941)

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World War II campaign conflict military campaign

The Iraq campaign (1941) was a World War II military operation in which British and Commonwealth forces overthrew a pro-Axis government in Iraq to secure vital oil supplies and strategic lines of communication.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Anglo-Iraqi War	12
Anglo–Iraqi War	3
1941 Iraqi campaign	1
British military intervention in Iraq in 1941	1
Iraq campaign (1941) canonical	1
Iraq campaign of World War II	1

Statements (61)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II campaign ⓘ conflict ⓘ military campaign ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Iraq campaign (1941) ⓘ surface form: 1941 Iraqi campaign Iraq campaign (1941) ⓘ surface form: Anglo-Iraqi War
belligerent	British Empire ⓘ British Commonwealth forces ⓘ surface form: Commonwealth forces Fascist Italy ⓘ Kingdom of Iraq ⓘ Nazi Germany ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ French State (Vichy regime) ⓘ surface form: Vichy France pro-Axis Iraqi government ⓘ
cause	Rashid Ali al-Gaylani coup ⓘ pro-Axis coup in Iraq ⓘ
commandedBy	Lord Wavell ⓘ surface form: Archibald Wavell Edward Quinan ⓘ Prince Regent 'Abd al-Ilah ⓘ Rashid Ali al-Gaylani ⓘ Salah al-Din al-Sabbagh ⓘ
conflictType	colonial conflict ⓘ
endDate	1941-05-31 ⓘ
followedBy	Iran campaign (Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran) ⓘ surface form: Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran
hasParticipant	Arab Legion ⓘ British Indian Army ⓘ Iraqi Army ⓘ Luftwaffe ⓘ Regia Aeronautica ⓘ Royal Air Force ⓘ Royal Navy ⓘ
involves	Battle of Habbaniya ⓘ advance on Baghdad ⓘ siege of RAF Habbaniya ⓘ
location	Kingdom of Iraq ⓘ Middle East ⓘ
objective	maintain British control of the air base at Habbaniya ⓘ overthrow pro-Axis Iraqi government ⓘ protect British strategic lines of communication ⓘ secure Iraqi oil fields ⓘ
opposedBy	Arab Legion ⓘ British India ⓘ Jordan ⓘ surface form: Transjordan United Kingdom ⓘ
partOf	World War II ⓘ
precededBy	Rashid Ali coup ⓘ
relatedTo	Iran campaign (Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran) ⓘ surface form: Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran North African campaign ⓘ Syrian–Lebanese campaign ⓘ surface form: Syria–Lebanon campaign
result	British victory ⓘ continued British control over Iraqi oil resources ⓘ defeat of pro-Axis Iraqi forces ⓘ restoration of the pro-British regent in Iraq ⓘ strengthening of British position in the Middle East ⓘ
startDate	1941-04-18 ⓘ
strategicImportance	control of Persian Gulf oil routes ⓘ protection of air route to the Soviet Union ⓘ protection of route to India ⓘ
supportedBy	Germany ⓘ Italy ⓘ French State (Vichy regime) ⓘ surface form: Vichy France
theatre	Middle East theatre of World War II ⓘ

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Input

Subject: Iraq campaign (1941)
Description of subject: The Iraq campaign (1941) was a World War II military operation in which British and Commonwealth forces overthrew a pro-Axis government in Iraq to secure vital oil supplies and strategic lines of communication.

Referenced by (19)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

British Indian Army → participatedIn → Iraq campaign (1941) ⓘ

Syrian–Lebanese campaign → precededBy → Iraq campaign (1941) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anglo–Iraqi War

Commander-in-Chief, Middle East Command → conflict → Iraq campaign (1941) ⓘ