Bir Hakeim

E142780

Bir Hakeim is a remote desert outpost in southeastern Libya, best known as the site of a major World War II battle between Free French forces and the Axis powers in 1942.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Bir Hakeim canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
desert outpost
settlement
associatedEvent Free French stand against Axis forces in 1942
associatedWith Free French 1st Brigade
belligerent Free French Forces
Kingdom of Italy
Nazi Germany
United Kingdom
casualties heavy on both sides
commander Erwin Rommel
Marie-Pierre Kœnig
conflict World War II
coordinateLocation approximately 31°36′N 23°29′E
country Libya
dateEnd 11 June 1942
dateStart 26 May 1942
event Battle of Bir Hakeim
front Gazala line
linked to: Gazala
historicalPeriod World War II
locatedIn Libyan Desert
southeastern Libya
locatedOn North African front of World War II
location Bir Hakeim
memorial site of war memorials and commemorative markers
modernStatus largely uninhabited
nameOrigin Arabic toponym used for desert well or place name
near Gazala
Tobruk
notableFor Battle of Bir Hakeim
outcome orderly withdrawal of most Free French garrison
partOf Cyrenaica region
linked to: Cyrenaica

North African Campaign
Western Desert Campaign
result strategic delay of Axis advance
tactical Axis success
significance delayed Axis offensive toward Tobruk
symbol of Free French resistance
strategicImportance controlled approaches across southern flank of Gazala line
protected Allied southern desert flank in 1942
terrainFeature flat arid landscape
remote desert
theater North African theater of World War II
usedAs desert fort
military strongpoint

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Battle of Bir Hakeim location Bir Hakeim
Battle of Bir Hakeim location Bir Hakeim
subject linked to: Bir Hakeim