Allied invasion of Syria and Lebanon

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Operation_Exporter
gptkbp:casualties	Allied: ~2,500 killed or wounded Vichy French: ~6,000 killed, wounded, or captured
gptkbp:combatant	gptkb:Allied_forces gptkb:Vichy_France
gptkbp:commander	gptkb:Henri_Dentz gptkb:Paul_Legentilhomme gptkb:Henry_Maitland_Wilson
gptkbp:date	1941
gptkbp:endDate	14 July 1941
gptkbp:followedBy	gptkb:Syria–Lebanon_campaign_occupation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Allied invasion of Syria and Lebanon
gptkbp:involves	gptkb:British_Empire gptkb:Free_French_Forces gptkb:Australian_forces gptkb:French_colonial_troops gptkb:Indian_forces gptkb:Vichy_French_forces
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Lebanon gptkb:Syria
gptkbp:notableBattle	gptkb:Battle_of_Damascus gptkb:Battle_of_Damour gptkb:Battle_of_Jezzine gptkb:Battle_of_Kissoué gptkb:Battle_of_Merdjayoun gptkb:Battle_of_the_Litani_River gptkb:Battle_of_Palmyra
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:Iraq_campaign
gptkbp:purpose	to prevent Axis powers from using Syria and Lebanon as bases
gptkbp:result	Allied victory
gptkbp:significance	Secured the Middle East for the Allies Weakened Vichy French control in the region
gptkbp:startDate	8 June 1941
gptkbp:treaty	gptkb:Armistice_of_Saint_Jean_d'Acre
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:French_Army_of_the_Levant
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5