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Tango01  | 25 Sep 2025 4:51 p.m. PST |
… Mounted British Reservists Who Helped Turn the Tide in the Middle East in 1941
"OPERATION EXPORTER, the Allied invasion of Vichy-held Syria (present-day Lebanon) began at midnight on June 8, 1941.
It was an act of desperation launched because Britain's vital Suez artery had to be saved. The Vichy French presence in the region posed a threat. With Rommel driving into Egypt from the west, and Greece, including Crete, having just fallen to the Germans, Britain's dwindling Mediterranean foothold was being lethally squeezed. An Axis attack from Syria at that moment might prove catastrophic. The only thing that protected Britain's Eastern flank was Palestine; it too was under the gun. With the fall of France, the newly incarnated "Vichy" regime controlled a sizeable empire, much of it was readily accessible to Germany. This included Syria and modern-day Lebanon (collectively referred to simply as "Syria"). A single Vichy thrust from there could sweep across Palestine almost unopposed and reach Suez in just a few days. When reports emerged that German aircraft had been spotted landing in Syria, Churchill realized the time for action had come; Vichy Syria had to be taken out…"
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Armand
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| Sydney Gamer | 25 Sep 2025 7:43 p.m. PST |
Throws interesting light on the Syria WW2 campaign! |
| Tango01 | 26 Sep 2025 5:22 p.m. PST |
Happy for that my good friend… Armand |
| Richard Baber | 27 Sep 2025 6:15 a.m. PST |
I reviewed this book over on my blog:
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| Tango01 | 27 Sep 2025 10:04 p.m. PST |
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looks at another D-Day: German set for Flames of War.