Western Desert Campaign

GPTKB entity

Statements (63)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_campaigns
gptkbp:aftermath Influenced post-war borders
gptkbp:air_support Significant air support used
gptkbp:casualties High casualties on both sides
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Axis_forces
gptkb:Allied_forces
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Bernard_Montgomery
gptkb:Erwin_Rommel
gptkbp:end_date February 7, 1943
gptkbp:has_units gptkb:Norwegian_forces
gptkb:Belgian_forces
gptkb:British_forces
gptkb:Commonwealth_forces
gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:French_forces
gptkb:Free_French_Forces
gptkb:Indian_Army
gptkb:Luftwaffe
gptkb:Polish_forces
gptkb:Yugoslav_forces
gptkb:Dutch_forces
gptkb:Italian_Army
gptkb:Indian_forces
gptkb:South_African_forces
gptkb:8th_Army
gptkb:Czechoslovak_forces
gptkb:Afrika_Korps
gptkb:Desert_Rats
gptkb:American_forces
Germans
Greek forces
Italians
DAK
Australian forces
Canadian forces
New Zealand forces
gptkbp:historical_significance Key campaign in WWII
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Western Desert Campaign
gptkbp:intelligence Use of intelligence and reconnaissance
gptkbp:legacy Impact on future military strategies
gptkbp:location gptkb:North_Africa
gptkbp:logistics Supply lines were crucial
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Operation_Crusader
gptkb:Battle_of_El_Alamein
gptkb:Battle_of_Tobruk
gptkb:Battle_of_Gazala
gptkb:Battle_of_Kasserine_Pass
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:political_ideology Propaganda played a role
gptkbp:result Allied victory
gptkbp:significance Control of North Africa
gptkbp:start_date June 10, 1940
gptkbp:strategy Mobile warfare
gptkbp:tactics Desert warfare
gptkbp:tank_battle Tank battles were prominent
gptkbp:terrain Desert terrain
gptkbp:theater gptkb:Mediterranean_Theater_of_World_War_II
gptkbp:weather_conditions Harsh conditions
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Operation_Crusader
gptkb:Bernard_Montgomery
gptkb:German_Afrika_Korps
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Libyan_Desert
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4