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.
Statements (29)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.