Syria–Lebanon campaign

When

8 Jun 1941 – 14 Jul 1941

Kind

Military operation

Coordinates

33.53° N, 36.00° E

Description

1941 Allied invasion of Vichy French-controlled Syria and Lebanon

Placed at the middle of related events.

1941 British offensive in World War II

The Syria–Lebanon campaign, also known as Operation Exporter, was the liberation of Syria and Lebanon from German control in June and July 1941 by British Commonwealth forces during the Second World War.

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• Wikidata: military operations, raids and air strikesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Allied invasion of Vichy French-controlled Syria and Lebanon begins, the Syria–Lebanon campaign”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Der Syrisch-Libanesische Feldzug beginnt, als zwei Brigaden der australischen 7. Infanteriedivision unter General John Lavarack nördlich von Akkon und Tiberias…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “opération Exporter”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Сирийско-Ливанская операция вооружённых сил Великобритании и подразделений «Сражающейся Франции» против войск вишистской Франции”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “tras la exitosa ocupación de Iraq, los británicos inician en Medio Oriente la Operación Exporter”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page