Battle of Sidi Barrani

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military battle
gptkbp:aftermath Italian_retreat
gptkbp:analyzes Strategic studies
gptkbp:casualties Italian:_2,000
British:_500
gptkbp:celebrates Military memorials
gptkbp:climate Hot and dry
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Enrico_Frattini
gptkb:General_Sir_Archibald_Wavell
gptkb:Western_Desert_Force
gptkbp:communicationEquipment Radio communication
gptkbp:controversy Military effectiveness
gptkbp:cultural_impact War literature
gptkbp:date December 1940
December 9, 1940
gptkbp:doctrine Combined arms warfare
gptkbp:education Military academies
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:North_African_Campaign
gptkbp:followedBy Battle of Beda Fomm
gptkbp:future_plans Allied_control_of_North_Africa
gptkbp:historical_analysis Military historians
gptkbp:historical_significance First major British offensive in North Africa
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:World_War_II
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Sidi Barrani
gptkbp:intelligence gptkb:British_intelligence
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Italian_10th_Army
Artillery
Infantry
Tanks
gptkbp:is_a_source_of Historical accounts
Military reports
gptkbp:landscape Desert terrain
gptkbp:legacy Influence on future operations
gptkbp:location gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
Sidi_Barrani,_Egypt
gptkbp:logistics Supply lines
gptkbp:militaryRank Surprise and mobility
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
Regio Esercito
gptkbp:navalFleet gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:operational_status RAF_air_support
gptkbp:operations gptkb:Operation_Compass
gptkbp:outcome Capture_of_Italian_troops
Disruption_of_Italian_supply_lines
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Western_Desert_Campaign
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Operation_Compass
gptkbp:produces Documentaries
gptkbp:result British_victory
gptkbp:significance Strategic_victory_in_North_Africa
gptkbp:strategicGoals Control of supply routes
gptkbp:supportRole gptkb:Italy
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:tactics Encirclement
Surprise attack