Battle of Palmyra
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The Battle of Palmyra was part of the Allied invasion of Syria during the Syria-Lebanon campaign in World War II, that took place from 21 June to 2 July 1941. British mechanised cavalry and an Arab Legion desert patrol broke up a Vichy French mobile column northeast of the city of Palmyra, provoked by the Vichy garrison's surrender.
1941
Wikidata
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Location: 34.56, 38.2672, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
14 places
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1941 Battle of Palmyra
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| area | region | 270 | Palmyrene Empire | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | Battle of Al-Tayfur air base | battle | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | 272 | Palmyrene War | Palmyrene Empire, Roman Empire, Sasanian Empire, military campaign | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 272 | Siege of Palmyra | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1941 | Battle of Palmyra | battle | Wikidata |
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| event | armed conflict | 2015 | Palmyra Offensive | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2015 | Palmyra offensive (July–August 2015) | offensive | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2016 | Palmyra offensive | battle, Russian Air Force, Syrian Armed Forces, Russian special operations forces, Islamic State | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2016 | Third Battle of the Shaer gas field | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2016 | Palmyra offensive (December 2016) | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 2017 | Palmyra offensive | offensive | Wikidata |
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| event | armed conflict | 2024 | Palmyra offensive | offensive | Wikidata |