#241: Operation Exporter - 8 Jun - 11 Jul 1941 - TWiE War on the Southern Front
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| Turns: | 18 |
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| First Side: | Allies |
| Second Side: | Axis |
Syria, June - July 1941: The Vichy French forces holding Syria and Lebanon were seen as posing a direct threat to the Allies. After the fall of Greece and Crete a force was sent to break the Vichy hold of these countries. It was outnumbered by the Vichy forces, and it took fairly heavy fighting to take Damascus. The force pushed on north and was joined by troops from Iraq, an armistice was signed July 11th which gave control of Syria and Lebanon to the Free French forces.
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