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...
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Battle of Palmyra may refer to: Battle of Palmyra (1941), a World War II battle in which the United Kingdom captured Palmyra from Vichy France. Palmyra...
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Palmyra Atoll (/pælˈmaɪrə/), also referred to as Palmyra Island, is one of the Northern Line Islands (southeast of Kingman Reef and north of Kiribati)...
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in June 1941, and on 3 July 1941, the British took control over the city in the aftermath of a battle. Destructions in Palmyra As a result of the Syrian...
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Anglo-Iraqi War (redirect from Battle of Basra (1941))
the Second World War against the Kingdom of Iraq, then ruled by Rashid Gaylani who had seized power in the 1941 Iraqi coup d'état with assistance from Germany...
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Following the 1941 Attack on Pearl Harbor, Japanese navy forces attacked Allied possessions across the Pacific, including Johnston and Palmyra. Both islands...
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Syria–Lebanon campaign (redirect from Invasion of Lebanon (1941))
Palmyra, Syria, and secure the oil pipeline from Haditha to Tripoli. Hostilities commenced on 8 June 1941. The battles of the campaign were: Battle of...
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United States Minor Outlying Islands (redirect from Subdivisions of the United States Minor Outlying Islands)
center of a famous battle of WW2 which helped turn the tide of the Pacific war. Other islands are rich in unique biodiversity, such as Palmyra, which...
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battle, that was started before the battle was over. It was filmed in the USA and not Wake. Shelling of Johnston and Palmyra (another December 1941 attack...
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toward Palmyra and Aleppo. The force which gathered at Haditha comprised the 21st Indian Infantry Brigade and the 25th Indian Infantry Brigade of Bill Slim's...
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