Battle of Kissoué

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The Battle of Kissoué was a World War II engagement in June 1941 during the Allied invasion of Vichy-controlled Syria and Lebanon, where Allied forces fought to advance toward Damascus.

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Battle of Kissoué canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
associatedWith British-led Allied advance on Damascus ⓘ
belligerent Allied forces ⓘ
Vichy French forces ⓘ
campaign Allied invasion of Vichy-controlled Syria and Lebanon ⓘ
conflict Syria–Lebanon campaign ⓘ
conflictType land battle ⓘ
controlledByBeforeBattle Vichy France ⓘ
countryInvolved Australia ⓘ
Free France ⓘ
India ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
Vichy France ⓘ
date June 1941 ⓘ
era 20th century ⓘ
front Syrian front ⓘ
location Kissoué ⓘ
Syria ⓘ
objective advance toward Damascus ⓘ
opponent Vichy French Army of the Levant ⓘ
linked to: Vichy French forces
partOf Allied invasion of Syria and Lebanon ⓘ
Middle East theatre of World War II ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
relatedEvent Battle of Damascus (1941) ⓘ
Battle of Jezzine ⓘ
result Allied victory ⓘ
strategicImportance control of approaches to Damascus ⓘ
theatre Middle East ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Syrian–Lebanese campaign → involvedBattle → Battle of Kissoué ⓘ
Battle of Damascus (1941) → relatedEvent → Battle of Kissoué ⓘ
Battle of Merdjayoun → relatedEvent → Battle of Kissoué ⓘ
Levantine campaign → notableBattle → Battle of Kissoué ⓘ
Kissoué → significantEvent → Battle of Kissoué ⓘ