Middle East theatre of World War II

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World War II military campaign theatre of war

The Middle East theatre of World War II was a major front encompassing campaigns across North Africa and the Middle East, where Allied and Axis forces fought for control of vital oil resources, trade routes, and strategic territory.

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All labels observed (18)

Label	Occurrences
Middle East theatre of World War II canonical	29
Middle Eastern theatre of World War II	6
Middle East theatre	4
World War II in the Middle East	2
Levant front of World War II	1
Mediterranean and Middle East theatre	1
Mediterranean and Middle East theatre of World War II	1
Middle East (Second World War)	1
Middle East (wartime)	1
Middle East campaign of World War II	1
Middle East campaigns in World War II	1
Middle East theater during World War II	1
Middle East theatre of British defense	1
Middle East theatre of operations	1
Middle Eastern Theater	1
World War II Middle Eastern theatre	1
World War II era in Saudi Arabia	1
World War II in Egypt	1

Statements (85)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II military campaign ⓘ theatre of war ⓘ
commandedBy	Lord Wavell ⓘ surface form: Archibald Wavell Bernard Montgomery ⓘ Claude Auchinleck ⓘ Erwin Rommel ⓘ Harold Alexander ⓘ Italo Gariboldi ⓘ Rodolfo Graziani ⓘ
conflict	World War II ⓘ
consequence	Axis expulsion from North Africa ⓘ opening of the Mediterranean for Allied shipping ⓘ preservation of Suez Canal under Allied control ⓘ securing Allied access to Middle Eastern oil ⓘ
describedBySource	British official histories of the Second World War ⓘ surface form: British official history of the Second World War US Army Center of Military History publications ⓘ military history of World War II ⓘ
endTime	1945 ⓘ
hasPart	East African campaign ⓘ surface form: Abyssinian campaign Iraq campaign (1941) ⓘ surface form: Anglo–Iraqi War Iran campaign (Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran) ⓘ surface form: Anglo–Soviet invasion of Iran Battle of Alam el Halfa ⓘ Battle of Bardia ⓘ Battle of Crete ⓘ Battle of Gazala ⓘ Italian invasion of Greece ⓘ surface form: Battle of Greece Battle of Halfaya Pass ⓘ Battle of Keren ⓘ Battle of Mechili ⓘ Battle of Mersa Matruh ⓘ Battle of Sidi Barrani ⓘ East African campaign ⓘ Egyptian campaign ⓘ Battle of Keren ⓘ surface form: Eritrean campaign Battle of El Alamein ⓘ surface form: First Battle of El Alamein Iraqi coup d'état of 1941 ⓘ Italian invasion of Egypt ⓘ Libyan campaign ⓘ North African campaign ⓘ North African campaign ⓘ surface form: North African campaign in Egypt and Libya Operation Compass ⓘ Operation Crusader ⓘ Persian Corridor operations ⓘ Battle of El Alamein ⓘ surface form: Second Battle of El Alamein Siege of Tobruk ⓘ Allied reconquest of British Somaliland ⓘ surface form: Somaliland campaign Syrian–Lebanese campaign ⓘ surface form: Syria–Lebanon campaign Tunisian campaign ⓘ surface form: Tunisia campaign North African campaign ⓘ surface form: Western Desert campaign
involves	Allies of World War II ⓘ surface form: Allies Axis powers ⓘ
locatedIn	Mediterranean region ⓘ Middle East ⓘ North Africa ⓘ
mainBelligerent	British Empire ⓘ Commonwealth of Nations ⓘ Free French Forces ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
notableUnit	Australian Army ⓘ British Eighth Army ⓘ British Ninth Army ⓘ British Tenth Army ⓘ German Afrika Korps ⓘ surface form: Deutsches Afrikakorps Free French Forces ⓘ surface form: Free French forces in the Levant Indian Army ⓘ New Zealand Army ⓘ South African Army ⓘ
opposingBelligerent	Iraqi nationalist government of Rashid Ali al-Gaylani ⓘ Kingdom of Italy ⓘ Nazi Germany ⓘ French State (Vichy regime) ⓘ surface form: Vichy France pro-Axis forces in Iran ⓘ
partOf	World War II ⓘ
relatedTo	European theatre of World War II ⓘ Mediterranean Theater of Operations ⓘ surface form: Mediterranean and Middle East theatre of World War II North African campaign ⓘ
result	Allied victory ⓘ
startTime	1939 ⓘ
strategicObjective	access to Persian Gulf ⓘ control of Eastern Mediterranean sea lanes ⓘ control of Middle Eastern oil fields ⓘ control of Suez Canal ⓘ protection of British imperial communications ⓘ

Referenced by (55)

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

Syrian–Lebanese campaign → partOf → Middle East theatre of World War II ⓘ

Commander-in-Chief, Middle East Command → appliesToJurisdiction → Middle East theatre of World War II ⓘ

Allied Expeditionary Force in North Africa → partOf → Middle East theatre of World War II ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mediterranean and Middle East theatre of World War II

Australian Army → engagement → Middle East theatre of World War II ⓘ

this entity surface form: Middle East campaigns in World War II

British Eighth Army → theatre → Middle East theatre of World War II ⓘ

13th Corps → garrisonOrHeadquarters → Middle East theatre of World War II ⓘ

subject surface form: XIII Corps

this entity surface form: Middle East (wartime)

Lord Wavell → areaOfActivity → Middle East theatre of World War II ⓘ

European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal → theaterOfOperations → Middle East theatre of World War II ⓘ

this entity surface form: Middle Eastern Theater

Battle of Mareth Line → theater → Middle East theatre of World War II ⓘ

subject surface form: Battle of the Mareth Line

this entity surface form: Mediterranean and Middle East theatre

Iraq campaign (1941) → theatre → Middle East theatre of World War II ⓘ

Iran campaign (Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran) → theatre → Middle East theatre of World War II ⓘ

Battle of Damascus (1941) → partOf → Middle East theatre of World War II ⓘ

this entity surface form: Middle Eastern theatre of World War II

Indian Army engineer units → theaterOfOperations → Middle East theatre of World War II ⓘ

Eighth Army → theatre → Middle East theatre of World War II ⓘ

Battle of Kissoué → partOf → Middle East theatre of World War II ⓘ

Battle of Jezzine → theatre → Middle East theatre of World War II ⓘ

Battle of Merdjayoun → front → Middle East theatre of World War II ⓘ

Battle of Palmyra → partOf → Middle East theatre of World War II ⓘ

Battle of Deir ez-Zor → theatre → Middle East theatre of World War II ⓘ

Middle East Land Forces → garrisonLocation → Middle East theatre of World War II ⓘ

this entity surface form: Middle East theatre

Middle East Land Forces → theatreOfOperations → Middle East theatre of World War II ⓘ

this entity surface form: Middle East theatre of operations

Battle of Damour → theatre → Middle East theatre of World War II ⓘ

Battle of Damour → front → Middle East theatre of World War II ⓘ

this entity surface form: Levant front of World War II

Air Officer Commanding No. 205 Group RAF → operationalArea → Middle East theatre of World War II ⓘ

this entity surface form: Middle East theatre

Ninth Army → theatre → Middle East theatre of World War II ⓘ

3rd Carpathian Rifle Division → theatre → Middle East theatre of World War II ⓘ

British XIII Corps → theatre → Middle East theatre of World War II ⓘ

this entity surface form: Middle Eastern theatre of World War II

No. 14 Squadron RAF → garrison → Middle East theatre of World War II ⓘ

this entity surface form: Middle East theatre

1st Viscount Slim → theatreOfOperations → Middle East theatre of World War II ⓘ

King Farouk I of Egypt → politicalEvent → Middle East theatre of World War II ⓘ

this entity surface form: World War II in Egypt

Military history of Saudi Arabia → includesEvent → Middle East theatre of World War II ⓘ

this entity surface form: World War II era in Saudi Arabia

Henri Dentz → conflict → Middle East theatre of World War II ⓘ

this entity surface form: World War II in the Middle East

1st Baron Wilson → theatreOfCommand → Middle East theatre of World War II ⓘ

7th Australian Division → theatre → Middle East theatre of World War II ⓘ

Suez Canal Zone → partOf → Middle East theatre of World War II ⓘ

this entity surface form: Middle East theatre of British defense

Vickers Wellesley bomber → usedInTheatre → Middle East theatre of World War II ⓘ

subject surface form: Vickers Wellesley

11th Indian Infantry Brigade → theatre → Middle East theatre of World War II ⓘ

Major-General Noel Beresford-Peirse → serviceIn → Middle East theatre of World War II ⓘ

subject surface form: Noel Beresford-Peirse

this entity surface form: Middle Eastern theatre of World War II

Major-General Noel Beresford-Peirse → participatedIn → Middle East theatre of World War II ⓘ

subject surface form: Noel Beresford-Peirse

this entity surface form: Middle East campaign of World War II

Indian 5th Infantry Division → theatre → Middle East theatre of World War II ⓘ

No. 202 Group RAF → theatre → Middle East theatre of World War II ⓘ

this entity surface form: Middle Eastern theatre of World War II

No. 204 Group RAF → theatre → Middle East theatre of World War II ⓘ

this entity surface form: Middle Eastern theatre of World War II

Farhud pogrom of 1941 in Baghdad → relatedTo → Middle East theatre of World War II ⓘ

this entity surface form: World War II in the Middle East

No. 1 Gp → operatesIn → Middle East theatre of World War II ⓘ

subject surface form: No. 1 Group

this entity surface form: Middle East theatre

56th (London) Infantry Division → theatreOfOperations → Middle East theatre of World War II ⓘ

this entity surface form: Middle East (Second World War)

Iraqi coup d'état of 1941 → partOf → Middle East theatre of World War II ⓘ

this entity surface form: Middle Eastern theatre of World War II

Persian Corridor operations → partOf → Middle East theatre of World War II ⓘ

US Army Center of Military History publications → timeCoverage → Middle East theatre of World War II ⓘ

this entity surface form: Middle East theater during World War II

British Ninth Army → theatre → Middle East theatre of World War II ⓘ

British Tenth Army → theatre → Middle East theatre of World War II ⓘ