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    The Battle of Bir Hakeim (Arabic pronunciation: [biʔr ħaˈkiːm] ) took place at Bir Hakeim, an oasis in the Libyan desert south and west of Tobruk, during...
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    Bir Hakeim (Arabic: بئر حكيم, romanized: biʾr ḥakīm, lit. 'wise well', pronounced [biʔr ħaˈkiːm] , sometimes written Bir Hacheim) is the site of a former...
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    Bir-Hakeim (French pronunciation: [biʁ akɛm]) is an elevated station of the Paris Métro serving line 6 in the Boulevard de Grenelle in the 15th arrondissement...
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    de Bir-Hakeim (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃ d(ə) biʁ akɛm]; English: Bridge of Bir-Hakeim), formerly the Pont de Passy ([pɔ̃ d(ə) pasi]; Bridge of Passy)...
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  • Bir Hakeim is an oasis in Libya. Bir Hakeim may also refer to: Battle of Bir Hakeim, during the Second World War Pont de Bir-Hakeim, a bridge in Paris...
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    moved round the southern flank of the Gazala position. Unexpected resistance at the south end of the line around the Bir Hakeim box by the Free French garrison...
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    North African campaign (including the Battle of Bir Hakeim), the Italian Campaign and much of the Liberation of France. In November 1944, 275 remaining...
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    The Bir Hakeim rescue (Arabic: بئر حكيم, romanized: biʾr ḥakīm, lit. 'Wise Well' pronounced [biʔr ħaˈkiːm] ) was a British raid in Italian Cyrenaica (modern...
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    Marie-Pierre Kœnig (category Deputies of the 2nd National Assembly of the French Fourth Republic)
    Battle of Bir Hakeim in North Africa in 1942. He started a political career after the war and was posthumously elevated to the dignity of Marshal of France...
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    one of the principal units of the Free French Forces (FFL) during World War II, renowned for having fought the Battle of Bir Hakeim. Consisting of troops...
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  • 1941, the Free French captured El Tag and the oasis at Kufra. The Battle of Bir Hakeim was fought between the Afrika Korps and the Free French Brigade,...
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    Erwin Rommel (category Grand Officers of the Military Order of Savoy)
    surrender of some 3,000 Commonwealth soldiers. On 6 June, Rommel's forces assaulted the Free French strongpoint in the Battle of Bir Hakeim, but the defenders...
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    phase of the battle of Gazala, and later under attack by a combined force of the Trieste and 90th Light Infantry Division. The battle at Bir Hakeim was...
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  • André Lalande (category Grand Officers of the Legion of Honour)
    Demi-Brigade of Foreign Legion 13e DBLE garrisoned in Beirut. It was with this unit that he combat engaged to the Battle of Bir Hakeim in May 1942, a battle during...
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    Susan Travers (category Knights of the Legion of Honour)
    women out of the area. The Axis forces attacked on 26 May, initiating the Battle of Gazala. Four German and Italian divisions attacked Bir Hakeim. Not long...
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    132nd Tank Regiment (Italy) (category Tank Regiments of Italy)
    regiment fought in the Battle of Gazala, Battle of Bir Hakeim, First Battle of El Alamein, Battle of Alam el Halfa, and Second Battle of El Alamein. During...
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    Battle of Bir Hakeim: May–June 1942 First Battle of El Alamein: July 1942 Battle of Alam el Halfa: August–September 1942 Second Battle of El Alamein: October–November...
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    Gabriel Bablon (category Commanders of the Legion of Honour)
    during the Battle of Bir Hakeim and the Second Battle of El Alamein. Later he participated to the Italian campaign and the Liberation of France. Pursuing...
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  • 361st Infantry Regiment (Wehrmacht) (category Regiments of the German Army in World War II)
    April 1942 and was close to the fighting at the Battle of Bir Hakeim in which the 13th Demi-Brigade of the Foreign Legion (13 DBLE) fought for the Free...
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    government and those who joined the Free French under de Gaulle. At the Battle of Bir Hakeim in 1942, the Free French 13th Legion Demi-Brigade doggedly defended...
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    time of the French Armistice (June 1940), was deployed to the British 8th Army in North Africa and distinguished itself in the Battle of Bir Hakeim (1942)...
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    the Battle of Bir Hakeim. Part of the Legion was loyal to the Free French movement, yet another part was loyal to the Vichy government. A battle in Syria...
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    economic upheaval in the wake of the conflict led to the Second World War, in which the Allies were defeated in the Battle of France and the French government...
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    Afrika Korps (category Corps of Germany in World War II)
    February 1941) and captured at the Battle of Beda Fomm. The German blocking force, commanded by Rommel, at first consisted of a force based only on Panzer Regiment...
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    May 1942, during the Battle of Gazala the brigade held a defensive box at Point 171 near Bir Hakeim and was again overrun by units of the Afrika Korps and...
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    veteran of the Battle Of Bir Hakeim. The French held their ground and the German advance was halted in desperate fighting about 40 kilometers west of Strasbourg...
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  • 1942 in France (category Years of the 20th century in France)
    Battle of Bir Hakeim begins, First Free French Division defends the site against the Italian and German Afrika Korps. 11 June – Battle of Bir Hakeim ends...
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    flank at Bir el Hariga, moved north-west along the Trigh Capuzzo (Capuzzo–El Adem). The brigade arrived at Bir el Chleta, about 15 mi (24 km) east of Sidi...
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  • elements of the French Foreign Legion have engaged in combat on the behalf of France and its interests with distinction. The Foreign Legion has seen battle on...
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    Universal Carrier (category Pages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets via Module:Annotated link)
    Universal Carrier – VHK Erika Brno z.s." "La bataille de Bir Hakeim" [The Battle of Bir Hakeim]. cheminsdememoire.gouv.fr (in French). Ministère de la...
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