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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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II military campaign → theatre of war →
commandedBy	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 history of the Second World War → US Army Center of Military History publications → military history of World War II →
endTime	1945 →
hasPart	Abyssinian campaign → Anglo–Iraqi War → Anglo–Soviet invasion of Iran → Battle of Alam el Halfa → Battle of Bardia → Battle of Crete → Battle of Gazala → 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 → Eritrean campaign → First Battle of El Alamein → Iraqi coup d'état of 1941 → Italian invasion of Egypt → Libyan campaign → North African campaign → North African campaign in Egypt and Libya → Operation Compass → Operation Crusader → Persian Corridor operations → Second Battle of El Alamein → Siege of Tobruk → Somaliland campaign → Syria–Lebanon campaign → Tunisia campaign → Western Desert campaign →
involves	Allies → Axis powers →
locatedIn	Mediterranean region → Middle East → North Africa →
mainBelligerent	British Empire → Commonwealth of Nations → Free French Forces → Soviet Union → United Kingdom NERFINISHED → United States →
notableUnit	Australian Army → British Eighth Army → British Ninth Army → British Tenth Army → Deutsches Afrikakorps → 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 NERFINISHED → Nazi Germany → Vichy France → pro-Axis forces in Iran →
partOf	World War II →
relatedTo	European theatre of World War II → 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 (14)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
British Eighth Army → Eighth Army → Iran campaign (Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran) → Iraq campaign (1941) →	theatre
Allied Expeditionary Force in North Africa ("Mediterranean and Middle East theatre of World War II") → Battle of Damascus (1941) ("Middle Eastern theatre of World War II") → Syrian–Lebanese campaign →	partOf
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal ("Middle Eastern Theater") → Indian Army engineer units →	theaterOfOperations
Commander-in-Chief, Middle East Command →	appliesToJurisdiction
Lord Wavell →	areaOfActivity
Australian Army ("Middle East campaigns in World War II") →	engagement
XIII Corps ("Middle East (wartime)") →	garrisonOrHeadquarters
Battle of the Mareth Line ("Mediterranean and Middle East theatre") →	theater