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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Italian_Somaliland_Campaign
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gptkbp:aftermath
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Strengthened Allied position in East Africa
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gptkbp:casualties
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British: 200
Italian: 1,000
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gptkbp:combatants
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gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:Italy
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:General_Enrico_Frattini
gptkb:General_Archibald_Wavell
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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Influence on Somali nationalism
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gptkbp:date
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1941
December 20, 1941
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gptkbp:defense
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Italian fortifications
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gptkbp:diplomatic_relations
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Increased support for Allies
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gptkbp:finale_date
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Shift in control of Somaliland
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_Madagascar
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gptkbp:historical_analysis
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Military historians study tactics
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gptkbp:historical_context
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:historical_event
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British military archives
Post-war analyses
Documentaries on WWII
Italian military archives
Somali oral histories
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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First major battle in the Horn of Africa during WWII
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Battle of Berbera
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gptkbp:intelligence
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British intelligence reports
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gptkbp:involved_forces
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gptkb:British_4th_Infantry_Division
gptkb:Italian_65th_Infantry_Division
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gptkbp:is_celebrated_in
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Memorials for soldiers
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gptkbp:landscape
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Coastal plains and hills
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gptkbp:legacy
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Part of the narrative of WWII in Africa
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gptkbp:location
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Berbera, Somaliland
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gptkbp:logistics
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Supply lines from Aden
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gptkbp:media_coverage
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Reports in British newspapers
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gptkbp:military_branch
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gptkb:Royal_Indian_Army_Service_Corps
gptkb:Italian_Navy
gptkb:British_Royal_Artillery
gptkb:Italian_Royal_Army
gptkb:British_Royal_Engineers
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gptkbp:military_strategy
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Combined arms operations
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gptkbp:notable_battle
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Importance of air superiority
Logistical planning is crucial
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gptkbp:notable_ships
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gptkb:starship
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gptkbp:outcome
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Capture of Berbera
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:East_African_Campaign
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gptkbp:population
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gptkb:Monarch
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gptkbp:preceded_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_Keren
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gptkbp:result
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Allied victory
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gptkbp:significance
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Strategic port control
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gptkbp:strategic_importance
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Allied control of the Horn of Africa
Control of the Red Sea route
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gptkbp:supports
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gptkb:military_base
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gptkbp:tactics
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Amphibious assault
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gptkbp:weather_conditions
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Tropical climate
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