Operation Compass

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Was a British military operation against Italian forces in Western Egypt and Cyrenaica.

Chronology

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January 1941: British conquest of Tobruk.

February 1941: British conquest of Derna.

March 1941: British forces captured Kufra.

March 1941: Siege of Giarabub by British forces.

December 1940: British conquest of Sidi Barrani.

January 1941: Battle of Bardia.

February 1941: British conquest of Beda Fomm.

Selected Sources

North Africa, Graziani's Advance And Wavell's Offensive,13 September 1940 -7 February 1941. United States Military Academy West Point. Retrieved on March, 26th, 2024 on https://s3.amazonaws.com/usma-media/inline-images/academics/academic_departments/history/WWII%20Europe%20Med/WWIIEurope34Combined.jpg