Fort Maddalena

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Fort Maddalena was an Italian frontier fort in the Libyan desert that served as a strategic outpost during the early North African campaigns of World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Italian frontier fort
military fortification
access desert tracks
conflict North African campaign NERFINISHED
World War II
surface form: Second World War
controlledBy Regio Esercito NERFINISHED
country Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED
garrison Italian Army units NERFINISHED
hasPart barracks
defensive walls
observation posts
supply depots
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Italian Libya NERFINISHED
locatedInTimeZone Eastern European Time
locatedNear Egypt–Libya border NERFINISHED
location Libya NERFINISHED
Libyan Desert NERFINISHED
materialUsed masonry
militaryBranch Italian Army NERFINISHED
namedAfter Maddalena (Italian female given name) NERFINISHED
partOf Italian frontier defenses in North Africa NERFINISHED
strategicImportance desert frontier outpost
early warning position against British forces in Egypt
terrainFeature desert environment
usedDuring early phase of the North African campaign
usedFor border control
logistics support
military outpost
observation post

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Fort Capuzzo locatedNear Fort Maddalena