Action at Beda Fomm
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Action at Beda Fomm was a decisive World War II desert battle in early 1941 in which British Commonwealth forces cut off and forced the surrender of a large Italian army retreating through Libya.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Action at Beda Fomm canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Action at Beda Fomm Context triple: [Battle of Beda Fomm, alsoKnownAs, Action at Beda Fomm]
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Tigris Front
The Tigris Front was a key First World War campaign theater in Mesopotamia where British and Indian forces fought the Ottoman Empire along the Tigris River.
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Shifta War
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Revolt in the Desert
Revolt in the Desert is T. E. Lawrence’s abridged and more accessible version of his World War I memoir Seven Pillars of Wisdom, focusing on his experiences in the Arab Revolt.
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Evacuation of D’Qar
The Evacuation of D’Qar is a pivotal early conflict in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, where the Resistance flees its besieged base under heavy First Order attack.
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Bekaa Valley air battles
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Action at Beda Fomm Target entity description: Action at Beda Fomm was a decisive World War II desert battle in early 1941 in which British Commonwealth forces cut off and forced the surrender of a large Italian army retreating through Libya.
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A.
Tigris Front
The Tigris Front was a key First World War campaign theater in Mesopotamia where British and Indian forces fought the Ottoman Empire along the Tigris River.
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B.
Shifta War
The Shifta War was a 1960s insurgency in Kenya’s Northern Frontier District, where ethnic Somalis fought to secede and join Somalia, prompting a harsh counterinsurgency by the Kenyan state.
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C.
Revolt in the Desert
Revolt in the Desert is T. E. Lawrence’s abridged and more accessible version of his World War I memoir Seven Pillars of Wisdom, focusing on his experiences in the Arab Revolt.
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D.
Evacuation of D’Qar
The Evacuation of D’Qar is a pivotal early conflict in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, where the Resistance flees its besieged base under heavy First Order attack.
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E.
Bekaa Valley air battles
The Bekaa Valley air battles were a series of large-scale aerial engagements in June 1982 between Israeli and Syrian air forces over Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley, noted for Israel’s decisive victory and extensive use of electronic warfare and advanced air combat tactics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
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surface form:
Second World War
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| followedBy | advance towards El Agheila ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Battle of Beda Fomm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBelligerent |
British Commonwealth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCasualties | large Italian losses in men and equipment ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Battle of the North African Campaign
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War II battle involving Italy ⓘ World War II battle involving the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasCombatant |
10th Army (Italy)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Tank Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Desert Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCommander |
Giuseppe Tellera
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Michael O'Moore Creagh NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard O'Connor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCountry | Libya at the time under Italian colonial rule NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDatePrecision | day ⓘ |
| hasEndTime | 1941-02-07 ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment | desert warfare ⓘ |
| hasForceStrength |
numerically inferior British Commonwealth force
ⓘ
numerically superior Italian force ⓘ |
| hasFront | North African Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Beda Fomm
NERFINISHED
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Libya NERFINISHED ⓘ North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOperation | Operation Compass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
British forces cut off Italian retreat along Libyan coast
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Italian 10th Army encircled and forced to surrender ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryWeaponType |
artillery
GENERATED
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small arms GENERATED ⓘ tanks GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasResult | decisive British Commonwealth victory ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
elimination of Italian 10th Army in Cyrenaica
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one of the most complete British victories of Operation Compass ⓘ secured British control of Cyrenaica in early 1941 ⓘ |
| hasStartTime | 1941-02-05 ⓘ |
| hasTactic |
mobile blocking force across coastal road
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use of armoured cars and tanks to interdict retreat ⓘ |
| hasTheatre | Western Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTimePeriod | February 1941 ⓘ |
| partOf |
North African Campaign
NERFINISHED
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Western Desert Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Battle of Bardia
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Tobruk (1941) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Action at Beda Fomm Description of subject: Action at Beda Fomm was a decisive World War II desert battle in early 1941 in which British Commonwealth forces cut off and forced the surrender of a large Italian army retreating through Libya.
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