Italian invasion of Egypt
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The Italian invasion of Egypt was an offensive in the Second World War from Italian Libya, against British, Commonwealth and Free French in the neutral Kingdom of Egypt. The invasion by the Italian 10
Italian L3/33 tankettes
Cruiser Tank Mk I (A9)
Fiat CR.42s of the 73° and 97° Squadriglia, 9° Gruppo, 4° Stormo over Benina in Libya, 1940
British Light Tanks MK VIB of the 7th Armoured Division on patrol in the desert, 2 August 1940.
Operation Compass
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Operation Compass was the first large British military operation of the Western Desert Campaign during the Second World War. British metropolitan, Imperial and Commonwealth forces attacked the Italian
Italian invasion of Egypt
…80 mi (130 km) further on. On 8 December, before the 10th Army was ready to resume its advance on Mersa Matruh, the Western Desert Force (WDF) began Operation Compass, a five-day raid against the fortified Italian camps outside Sidi Barrani. The raid succeeded and the few units of the 10th Army in Egypt that were not…
A Matilda tank of the 7th Royal Tank Regiment in the Western Desert.
Matilda tank with crew displaying a captured Italian flag