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Was an Italian colony that covered modern-day Libya (although the borders varied over time). It was created in 1934 by merging all the Italian possessions in the area (Tripolitania, Cyrenaica and the territories in the interior of Libya that were subject to Italian military administration). The colony was lost to the allies during World War II and occupied by France and Great Britain.
Establishment
January 1934: The Italian colonies in Lybia are merged into the colony of Italian Lybia.
Chronology
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Was a global conflict that lasted from 1939 to 1945 (it started sooner in certain regions) between the Axis Powers (mainly Germany, Japan and Italy) and the Allies (mainly the Soviet Union, the U.S.A., the U.K., China and France). It was the war with more fatalities in history. The war in Asia began when Japan invaded China on July 7, 1937. The war in Europe began when Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939. The war ended with the complete defeat of the Axis powers, which were occupied by the Allies.
1.1.World War II (North African Theatre)
Was the North African theatre of World War II.
1.1.1.Operation Compass
Was a British military operation against Italian forces in Western Egypt and Cyrenaica.
January 1941: Battle of Bardia.
January 1941: British conquest of Tobruk.
February 1941: British conquest of Derna.
February 1941: British conquest of Beda Fomm.
March 1941: British forces captured Kufra.
March 1941: Siege of Giarabub by British forces.
1.1.2.Operation Sonnenblume
Was a joint German and Italian military Campaign against British forces in Cyrenaica, during World War II.
March 1941: The Axis force raided and quickly defeated the British at El Agheila.
March 1941: Mersa Brega conquered by italy.
April 1941: German Group Schwerin was out of fuel and stranded near Ben Gania.
April 1941: The German units of Group Schwerin arrived in Mechili.
April 1941: Ponath reached the coast road and advanced on the airfield south of Derna.
April 1941: Siege of Tobruk.
April 1941: By 15 April, Italian troops pushed the British back to the border at Sollum and besieged Tobruk.
1.1.3.Operation Crusader
Was a military operation of the Western Desert Campaign during the Second World War by the British Eighth Army against the Axis forces.
November 1941: British conquest in Lybia and Egypt during the offensive of general Auchinleck.
December 1941: British conquest in Lybia and Egypt during the offensive of general Auchinleck.
1.1.4.Battle of Gazala
Was a battle between the Axis and British forces west of the port of Tobruk in Libya, during World War II.
May 1942: Advancement of Axis forces in North Africa by c. 27 may.
June 1942: German General Klopper's forces occupy Tobruk.
June 1942: British withdrawal to Bardia.
June 1942: Allied forces retreat and withdraw from Gazala. It will be totally occupied on June 21, 1942 by the Axis forces.
1.1.5.British Invasion of Libya
Was a British military campaign in Italian Libya during World War II that resulted in the occupation of the region.
1.1.5.1.Second Battle of El Alamein
Was a battle of the Second World War that took place near the Egyptian railway halt of El Alamein.
November 1942: British offensive in Lybia and Egypt.
1.1.5.2.Battle of El-Agheila
Was a battle of the Second World War that took place in Libya.
December 1942: British offensive in Lybia and Egypt.
December 1942: British offensive in Lybia and Egypt. Sirte falls to the British Eighth Army.
January 1943: British offensive in Lybia and Egypt.
February 1943: British offensive in Lybia and Egypt.
January 1935: The Sarra Triangle was ceded to Italian Libya in 1934.
January 1935: After prolonged discussions through the 1920s, in 1935, under the Mussolini-Laval agreement, Italy received the Aouzou strip, which was added to Libya.
Disestablishment
January 1943: British offensive in Lybia and Egypt.
February 1943: British offensive in Lybia and Egypt.
Selected Sources
North Africa, Auchinleck's Offensive, 18 November-31 December 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/WWIIEurope35Combined.jpg
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
Pursuit To Tunisia, November 1942-February 1943. 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/WWIIEurope38Combined.jpg
Williams, M.H. (1989): United States army in World War II - Special Studies - Chronology 1941-1945, p.42
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