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World War II - Syria–Lebanon campaign

Time: Sunday Jun 8, 1941

Place: Syria and Lebanon

Details: Between June and July, United Kingdom invaded and occupied the French possessions Syria and Lebanon (8 June – 14 July 1941), with the assistance of the Free French.

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On This Day - 8 June

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1941

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Jul, 1941 - Vilnius, Lithuania
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Jul, 1941 - Romania
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1941 - Libya
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Aug, 1941 - Germany
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Aug, 1941 - Germany
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Thursday Aug 14, 1941 - Naval Station Argentia, Placentia Bay, Dominion of Newfoundland
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Wednesday Aug 20, 1941 - Požarevac, Serbia (Then German-occupied Serbia)
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