Battle of Palmyra

Name: Battle of Palmyra
Start: 1941-07-01

1 Jul 1941 · 34.56° N, 38.27° E

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When: 1 Jul 1941
Kind: Battle
Coordinates: 34.56° N, 38.27° E
Description: battle in Syria during the Syria-Lebanon campaign in World War II
War: World War II

Battle of Palmyra (1941)

Battle in Syria during the Syria-Lebanon campaign in World War II

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.

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