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 L3/33 tankettes in North Africa, April 1941.
Cruiser Tank Mk I (A9)
A Matilda tank of the 7th Royal Tank Regiment in the Western Desert.
Matilda tank with crew displaying a captured Italian flag
Western Desert campaign
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The Western Desert campaign took place in the deserts of Egypt and Libya and was the main theatre in the North African campaign of the Second World War. Military operations began in June 1940 with the
Operation Compass
…Operation Compass (also Italian: Battaglia della Marmarica) was the first large British military operation of the Western Desert Campaign (1940–1943) during the Second World War. British metropolitan, Imperial and Commonwealth forces attacked the Italian and Libyan forces of the 10th Army…
British lookouts during the Siege of Tobruk, August 1941
132nd Armored Division "Ariete" attacks
Ghibli approaches.