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Name: Pacification of Libya

Type: Event

Start: 1922 AD

End: 1931 AD

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Was an Italian military campaign to conquer the interior of Libya after the creation of Italian Libya, which initially controlled only the coastal part of the region.

Chronology


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1. Italian military operations in Tripolitania


Were the Italian military operations to conquer Tripolitania during the Pacification of Libya.

  • February 1923: On the 23rd, the Italian Pizzari column occupied Zliten.
  • February 1924: Italian advancement on Sinauen which was occupied on the 7th.
  • February 1923: Bir Fallagia conquered by italy.
  • June 1923: In May Taorga was reached by Italian forces.
  • December 1923: Between December 15 and 22, the Mezzetti and Marghinotti columns from the east converged on Sedada.
  • February 1923: On the morning of February 6, the Graziani column quickly aimed at Tarhuna and, breaking down the last resistance of the enemy, entered it at 6 pm.
  • February 1923: Ras el Gattar conquered by italy.
  • April 1924: Misda was easily reoccupied by Italian forces.
  • February 1924: Adames which occupied by Italian forces on the 15th.
  • June 1922: On 1 June 1922, with a convergent maneuver, four columns, one of which commanded by the unknown Colonel Graziani, fell on Nalut surprising the rebels.
  • February 1923: The Italian forces of the Graziani column reached Bir Rabbud.
  • December 1923: Overcoming stiff resistance, the Graziani column entered Beni Ulid.
  • November 1924: On 23 November 1924 the Italian army entered Sirte.
  • January 1922: At dawn on January 26, 1922, carrying out a tactical surprise, the Carabinieri, Zaptié and Eritreans landed in Misurata Marittima, occupying the locality. It was the beginning of the turning point which in just over a year would end with the occupation of all of Tripolitania.
  • November 1922: The Italian army occupied Gefara and Garian.

  • 2. Italian operations in Fezzan


    Were the Italian military operations to conquer Fezzan during the Pacification of Libya.

  • January 1930: On January 13, the 1st Saharan group defeated the men of the Seif en Nasser brothers in the oasis of Uau el Kebir.
  • December 1929: Occupation of Brak by Italian forces.
  • December 1929: Italian Colonel Cubeddu's Eastern Column occupied Sebha.
  • January 1930: The Umm el Araneb oasis is occupied by Italian forces on 8 January.
  • January 1930: Amedeo of Savoy-Aosta occupied the city of Murzuch.
  • February 1930: The reconquest operations in Fezzan ended on February 20 when the Italian troops reached the borders of French Chad.

  • 3. Italian operations in Cyrenaica


    Were the Italian military operations to conquer Cyrenaica during the Pacification of Libya.

  • September 1931: The 73-year-old leader of the Libyan resistance Omar al Mukhtàr was captured by the Italians.

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