British capture of Jerusalem

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The British capture of Jerusalem was a key World War I military operation in December 1917, when British Empire forces took the city from the Ottoman Empire, marking a major turning point in the Middle Eastern theatre.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military operation ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Fall of Jerusalem (1917) NERFINISHED ⓘ
belligerent British Empire ⓘ
German Empire ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
chronology occurred after Third Battle of Gaza ⓘ
commandedBy British Egyptian Expeditionary Force NERFINISHED ⓘ
commander Djemal Pasha NERFINISHED ⓘ
Edmund Allenby NERFINISHED ⓘ
Erich von Falkenhayn NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict World War I ⓘ
country Ottoman Empire ⓘ
date December 1917 ⓘ
endDate 1917-12-09 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ
Battle of Tell 'Asur NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalContext collapse of Ottoman control in the Levant ⓘ
involvedForce artillery ⓘ
cavalry ⓘ
infantry ⓘ
location Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableDate 1917-12-11 ⓘ
notableEvent formal entry of General Edmund Allenby into Jerusalem on foot ⓘ
opponentForce German military advisers ⓘ
Ottoman infantry ⓘ
opposedBy Yildirim Army Group NERFINISHED ⓘ
outcome Ottoman withdrawal from Jerusalem ⓘ
surrender of Jerusalem to British forces ⓘ
partOf Middle Eastern theatre of World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sinai and Palestine Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ
policy Allenby entered the city on foot to show respect for its religious significance NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Mughar Ridge NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedCampaign Allied advance from Gaza to Jerusalem ⓘ
relatedTo Balfour Declaration NERFINISHED ⓘ
British Mandate for Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousSignificance involved a city sacred to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam ⓘ
result British victory ⓘ
significance boosted Allied morale during World War I ⓘ
major turning point in the Sinai and Palestine Campaign ⓘ
marked first time in centuries that Jerusalem came under non-Ottoman rule ⓘ
startDate 1917-11-17 ⓘ
strategicObjective capture of Jerusalem from the Ottoman Empire ⓘ
surrenderDate 1917-12-09 ⓘ
surrenderedBy Ottoman authorities in Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ
surrenderedTo British forces under Edmund Allenby ⓘ
theatre Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Occupied Enemy Territory South → significantEvent → British capture of Jerusalem ⓘ