Operation Crusader

GPTKB entity

Statements (141)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_operations
gptkbp:aftermath Continued fighting in North Africa
gptkbp:air_support gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:casualties gptkb:High
Approximately 70,000
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Axis_forces
gptkb:Axis_powers
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:British_Eighth_Army
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Sir_Claude_Auchinleck
gptkbp:date November 18, 1941
gptkbp:end_date December 30, 1941
gptkbp:enemy gptkb:Italian_Army
gptkb:German_Afrika_Korps
gptkbp:goal Relieve the Siege of Tobruk
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:historical_event Set the stage for future operations in North Africa
gptkbp:historical_impact Influenced future operations in North Africa
gptkbp:historical_significance Turning point in North African campaign
Part of the larger conflict of World War II
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Operation Crusader
gptkbp:intelligence Use of reconnaissance aircraft
Use of reconnaissance
gptkbp:involved_forces gptkb:Eighth_Army
Over 200,000 troops
gptkbp:involved_technology gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:artillery
gptkb:tank
gptkbp:key_event gptkb:Battle_of_El_Alamein
gptkb:Battle_of_Bardia
gptkb:Battle_of_Sidi_Rezegh_(1941)
gptkb:Battle_of_Tobruk_(1941)
gptkb:Battle_of_the_10th_Alamein
gptkb:Battle_of_the_11th_Alamein
gptkb:Battle_of_the_12th_Alamein
gptkb:Battle_of_the_13th_Alamein
gptkb:Battle_of_the_14th_Alamein
gptkb:Battle_of_the_15th_Alamein
gptkb:Battle_of_the_16th_Alamein
gptkb:Battle_of_the_17th_Alamein
gptkb:Battle_of_the_18th_Alamein
gptkb:Battle_of_the_19th_Alamein
gptkb:Battle_of_the_20th_Alamein
gptkb:Battle_of_the_21st_Alamein
gptkb:Battle_of_the_22nd_Alamein
gptkb:Battle_of_the_23rd_Alamein
gptkb:Battle_of_the_24th_Alamein
gptkb:Battle_of_the_25th_Alamein
gptkb:Battle_of_the_26th_Alamein
gptkb:Battle_of_the_27th_Alamein
gptkb:Battle_of_the_28th_Alamein
gptkb:Battle_of_the_29th_Alamein
gptkb:Battle_of_the_2nd_Alamein
gptkb:Battle_of_the_30th_Alamein
gptkb:Battle_of_the_31st_Alamein
gptkb:Battle_of_the_32nd_Alamein
gptkb:Battle_of_the_33rd_Alamein
gptkb:Battle_of_the_37th_Alamein
gptkb:Battle_of_the_38th_Alamein
gptkb:Battle_of_the_3rd_Alamein
gptkb:Battle_of_the_42nd_Alamein
gptkb:Battle_of_the_47th_Alamein
gptkb:Battle_of_the_48th_Alamein
gptkb:Battle_of_the_49th_Alamein
gptkb:Battle_of_the_4th_Alamein
gptkb:Battle_of_the_50th_Alamein
gptkb:Battle_of_the_5th_Alamein
gptkb:Battle_of_the_6th_Alamein
gptkb:Battle_of_the_7th_Alamein
gptkb:Battle_of_the_8th_Alamein
gptkb:Battle_of_the_9th_Alamein
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Halfaya_Pass
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Knightsbridge_Box
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Salient
gptkb:Battle_of_Gazala
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Cauldron
gptkb:Siege_of_Tobruk
gptkb:Battle_of_Derna
Battle of the 34th Alamein
Battle of the 35th Alamein
Battle of the 36th Alamein
Battle of the 39th Alamein
Battle of the 40th Alamein
Battle of the 41st Alamein
Battle of the 43rd Alamein
Battle of the 44th Alamein
Battle of the 45th Alamein
Battle of the 46th Alamein
Launch of Operation Crusader
gptkbp:leadership gptkb:Commonwealth_forces
British commanders
gptkbp:location gptkb:North_Africa
gptkbp:logistics Challenging supply lines
Supply lines through Egypt
gptkbp:military_strategy Combined arms tactics
Encirclement
Flanking maneuvers
Offensive operation
gptkbp:military_technology gptkb:transport_aircraft
gptkb:Hawker_Hurricane
gptkb:Cromwell_tank
gptkb:Bofors_40_mm_gun
gptkb:Bristol
gptkb:M3_Lee_tank
gptkb:Spitfire_aircraft
gptkb:safety_equipment
gptkb:Matilda_II_tank
Anti-tank guns
Communication equipment
Cargo ships
Medical supplies
Artillery pieces
Supply trucks
Infantry weapons
Field hospitals
Logistics vehicles
Engineering equipment
Reconnaissance vehicles
Ammunition supplies
Fuel supplies
Water supplies
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Tobruk
gptkb:Battle_of_Sidi_Rezegh
gptkbp:notable_ships gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Western_Desert_Campaign
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Operation_Battleaxe
gptkbp:result Allied victory
Tactical victory for the Allies
gptkbp:significance Strategic victory in North Africa
gptkbp:strategic_goals gptkb:Capture_of_Tobruk
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Operation_Crusader_II
gptkbp:tactics Armor and infantry combined operations
gptkbp:terrain Desert terrain
gptkbp:theater gptkb:North_African_theater
gptkbp:type offensive operation
gptkbp:weather_conditions Desert climate
Harsh desert conditions
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_El_Alamein
gptkb:North_African_Campaign
gptkb:Erwin_Rommel
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3