Italian invasion of British Somaliland
GPTKB entity
Statements (64)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:military_conflict
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
British counter-offensive
|
| gptkbp:allies |
Limited alliances with other Axis powers
|
| gptkbp:casualties |
High civilian casualties
Significant military casualties on both sides |
| gptkbp:combatant |
gptkb:Italy
gptkb:United_Kingdom |
| gptkbp:cultural_exchange |
Cultural influences during occupation
|
| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
Influenced local culture
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| gptkbp:date |
gptkb:1940
August 1940 |
| gptkbp:diplomatic_relations |
Strained UK-Italy relations
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| gptkbp:duration |
approximately 6 months
|
| gptkbp:economic_impact |
Disruption of local economy
|
| gptkbp:end_date |
March 1941
|
| gptkbp:fighting_style |
Conventional warfare
|
| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
Analyzed in military history studies
|
| gptkbp:historical_context |
Part of broader WWII conflicts
|
| gptkbp:historical_documentation |
Documented in military archives
Chronicled in war histories |
| gptkbp:historical_impact |
Influenced post-war decolonization
|
| gptkbp:historical_records |
Remembered in local history
|
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
Example of colonial conflict
Significant in colonial history. |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Italian invasion of British Somaliland
|
| gptkbp:impact |
Local civilian population affected
|
| gptkbp:intelligence |
Use of reconnaissance missions
|
| gptkbp:international_relations |
Controversial under international law
|
| gptkbp:international_response |
Limited international intervention
|
| gptkbp:key_figures |
gptkb:General_Enrico_Frattini
gptkb:General_William_Platt |
| gptkbp:local_government |
Disruption of local governance
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:British_Somaliland
|
| gptkbp:logistics |
Supply lines from Italian East Africa
|
| gptkbp:military_campaign |
Part of larger military campaigns in East Africa
|
| gptkbp:military_engagement |
Engagement with British forces
|
| gptkbp:military_leadership |
Italian military command
|
| gptkbp:military_operations |
Conducted by Italian forces
Conducted by Italian military forces |
| gptkbp:military_strategy |
Surprise attack
Use of combined arms tactics Encirclement and isolation |
| gptkbp:military_technology |
Use of artillery
Use of aircraft |
| gptkbp:military_unit |
gptkb:Italian_East_African_Army
gptkb:British_Somaliland_Camel_Corps |
| gptkbp:mission |
Control of trade routes
|
| gptkbp:narrative |
Part of Italian colonial history
|
| gptkbp:notable_battle |
gptkb:Battle_of_Tug_Argan
|
| gptkbp:part_of |
gptkb:East_African_Campaign
|
| gptkbp:political_ideology |
Used to justify expansion
|
| gptkbp:political_impact |
Italian colonial ambitions
|
| gptkbp:post_war_career |
Changes in colonial policies
|
| gptkbp:post-invasion_period |
Transition to British control
|
| gptkbp:predecessor |
British control of Somaliland
|
| gptkbp:responds_to |
Resistance from local tribes
|
| gptkbp:result |
Italian victory
|
| gptkbp:significance |
Part of World War II
|
| gptkbp:strategic_goals |
Expansion of Italian territories
|
| gptkbp:strategic_importance |
Access to the Red Sea
|
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Italian_East_Africa
|
| gptkbp:territory |
Italian control of Somaliland
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Italian_Somaliland
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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