General Officer Commanding Western Desert Force
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The General Officer Commanding Western Desert Force was the senior British Army commander responsible for directing Commonwealth operations in the Western Desert campaign of the Second World War.
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
army command
ⓘ
military position ⓘ senior British Army appointment ⓘ |
| alliedTo | Commonwealth of Nations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areaOfResponsibility |
Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Libya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | Operation Compass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandStructure | Western Desert Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| endTime | 1941 ⓘ |
| garrison | Mersa Matruh area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationOfCommand |
North Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Bardia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Beda Fomm NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Sidi Barrani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Noel Beresford-Peirse
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Richard O'Connor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Kingdom of Italy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nazi Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oversawUnit |
4th Indian Division
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
7th Armoured Division NERFINISHED ⓘ Australian 6th Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | British Army ⓘ |
| reorganizedAs | XIII Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor | directing Commonwealth operations in the Western Desert campaign ⓘ |
| role | operational command of land forces in the Western Desert ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| startTime | 1940 ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Commander-in-Chief Middle East
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Middle East Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theatreOfOperations | Western Desert campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfCommand | field command ⓘ |
| usedBy |
British Army
ⓘ
Commonwealth forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.