Mediterranean and Middle East theatre of World War II

major theatre of operations during the Second World War.

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1940 — 1945 Battle of the Mediterranean, kidnap of General Kreipe, Operation Nicety, North African Campaign, Battle of Port Cros, Raid on Alexandria, Anglo-Iraqi War, bombing of Bahrain in World War II, Dodecanese Campaign, Operation Dragoon, Syria–Lebanon Campaign, Italian guerrilla war in Ethiopia, Italian Campaign, Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran, Operation Catapult, Adriatic Campaign of World War II, Operation Anglo, Siege of Malta, World War II, Balkans Campaign, theatre of war, Palestine, Bahrain, Q403, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Yemen, Jordan, Q817, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Djibouti, Eritrea, Somalia, Q1410, Q23681, Spain, Italy, Turkey, Greece, Portugal, Egypt, Ethiopia, Slovenia, Albania, North Macedonia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Andorra, Cyprus, Malta, Q238, Montenegro, Vatican City,

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Anglo-Iraqi War – Balkans Campaign – Battle of Port Cros – Battle of the Mediterranean – Dodecanese Campaign – Italian Campaign – North African Campaign – Raid on Alexandria – Siege of Malta –

1940-06-10T00:00:00Z

1940-06-10

1945-05-02T00:00:00Z

1945-05-02

1939-04-01T00:00:00Z

Adriatic Campaign of World War II 1939

1941-05-02T00:00:00Z

Anglo-Iraqi War 1941

1941-08-25T00:00:00Z

Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran 1941

1944-08-15T00:00:00Z

Battle of Port Cros 1944

1940-06-10T00:00:00Z

Battle of the Mediterranean 1940

1943-09-08T00:00:00Z

Dodecanese Campaign 1943

1943-07-10T00:00:00Z

Italian Campaign 1943

1941-11-27T00:00:00Z

Italian guerrilla war in Ethiopia 1941

1940-06-10T00:00:00Z

North African Campaign 1940

1942-08-31T00:00:00Z

Operation Anglo 1942

1944-08-15T00:00:00Z

Operation Dragoon 1944

1942-09-16T00:00:00Z

Operation Nicety 1942

1941-12-19T00:00:00Z

Raid on Alexandria 1941

1940-06-11T00:00:00Z

Siege of Malta 1940

1941-06-08T00:00:00Z

Syria–Lebanon Campaign 1941

1940-10-19T00:00:00Z

bombing of Bahrain in World War II 1940

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Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Source

link		Freebase entry^@		Wikidata
link		Wikimedia World War II - Mediterranean, Middle East and Africa		Wikidata
conflict	1939	Adriatic Campaign of World War II	conflict	Wikidata
conflict	1941	Anglo-Iraqi War	war	Wikidata
conflict	1941	Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran	invasion	Wikidata
conflict	1944	Battle of Port Cros	battle	Wikidata
conflict	1940	Battle of the Mediterranean	military campaign	Wikidata
conflict	1943	Dodecanese Campaign	military campaign	Wikidata
conflict	1943	Italian Campaign	military campaign	Wikidata
conflict	1941	Italian guerrilla war in Ethiopia		Wikidata
conflict	1940	North African Campaign	military campaign	Wikidata
conflict	1942	Operation Anglo	conflict	Wikidata
conflict		Operation Catapult	military operation	Wikidata
conflict	1944	Operation Dragoon	conflict	Wikidata
conflict	1942	Operation Nicety		Wikidata
conflict	1941	Raid on Alexandria	naval battle	Wikidata
conflict	1940	Siege of Malta	military campaign, siege	Wikidata
conflict	1941	Syria–Lebanon Campaign	military operation	Wikidata
conflict	1940	bombing of Bahrain in World War II	bombardment	Wikidata
conflict		kidnap of General Kreipe	kidnapping	Wikidata

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