Antimachia airfield

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Antimachia airfield was a strategically important World War II airbase on the Greek island of Kos that became a focal point of fighting during the Battle of Kos.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II airbase
military airfield
controlledBy British forces
German forces
Italian forces
country Greece
event Battle of Kos
garrisonedBy Allied forces
Axis forces
linked to: Axis
hasRunwaySurface paved
locatedIn Antimachia
Dodecanese
Greece
Kos
locatedOn island of Kos
linked to: Kos
near Antimachia village
Kos town
linked to: Kos Town
partOf Dodecanese campaign
region Aegean Sea
roleInConflict focal point of fighting during the Battle of Kos
strategicImportance high
subjectOf Battle of Kos historical accounts
theaterOfWar Mediterranean Theater of Operations
timePeriod 1943
usedBy Luftwaffe
Regia Aeronautica
Royal Air Force
usedDuringConflict World War II
usedFor bomber operations
fighter operations
transport aircraft operations

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Battle of Kos airfieldCaptured Antimachia airfield