Battle of the Oasis of al-Kufra

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aftermath Increased Allied presence in North Africa
gptkbp:analysis Military historians
Strategic studies
gptkbp:casualties High for both sides
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Axis_forces
gptkb:Allied_forces
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Enrico_Frattini
Major General A. C. M. H. Wavell
gptkbp:commemoration Military memorials
gptkbp:communication Radio transmissions
gptkbp:cultural_impact gptkb:Documentaries
gptkb:Film_adaptations
gptkb:literature
Artistic representations
Public memory
gptkbp:date February 1941
gptkbp:duration Several days
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Gazala
gptkbp:geographical_feature gptkb:desert
gptkb:Oasis
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:North_African_Campaign
gptkbp:historical_records Personal accounts
Military archives
gptkbp:historical_significance Turning point in North African operations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Oasis of al-Kufra
gptkbp:intelligence Allied reconnaissance
gptkbp:involved_units gptkb:Italian_10th_Army
gptkb:British_7th_Armoured_Division
gptkbp:legacy Influence on future battles
gptkbp:location Oasis of al-Kufra
gptkbp:logistics Supply issues for Axis forces
gptkbp:military_strategy Encirclement tactics
gptkbp:military_technology gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:artillery
Armoured vehicles
gptkbp:mood Low among Axis troops
High among Allied troops
gptkbp:outcome Capture of the oasis
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Beda_Fomm
gptkbp:result Allied victory
gptkbp:significance Strategic control of the region
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of supply routes
gptkbp:tactics Surprise attacks
gptkbp:terrain Rocky outcrops
Sandy dunes
gptkbp:type Desert warfare
gptkbp:weather_conditions Harsh desert conditions
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Omar_al-Mukhtar
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6