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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 (Marshal Rodolfo Graziani) in western Egypt and Cyrenaica, the…

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Location
Sidi Barrani, Egypt to El Agheila, Libya
Date
9 December 1940 – 9 February 1941 · (2 months)
Result
British victory
Territorial changes
Recapture of western Egypt and occupation of Cyrenaica

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Background

10th Army

Western Desert Force

Prelude

Battle of the Camps

Pursuit

Desert operations

Aftermath

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Operation Compass

Nodes276
Edges275
Triples48
Avg. degree1.99
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Operation Compass

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related to British plan · 31
Operation Compass → An Indian, Armoured Division, Battalion Coldstream Guards, British Troops Egypt, December, Following, Indian, Indian Division, Infantry, Italian, Italians, Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Maitland, Maktila, Matruh, Nibeiwa, November, On, Once Nibeiwa, Preparations, Royal Navy
related to External links · 12
Operation Compass → April, AWM Archived, Corporal Nazzareno Ganino, Derna, Egypt, La, MarmaricaA, Operation CompassOperation Compass Desert, Sabratha DivisionThe Italian Army, War, Wayback MachineAnimated Map, World War IIThe Engagement
Date · 2
Operation Compass → (2 months), 9 December 1940 – 9 February 1941
Location · 1
Operation Compass → Sidi Barrani, Egypt to El Agheila, Libya
Result · 1
Operation Compass → British victory
Territorial changes · 1
Operation Compass → Recapture of western Egypt and occupation of Cyrenaica

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Operation CompassDate9 December 1940 – 9 February 19411.00infobox
Operation CompassDate(2 months)1.00infobox
Operation CompassLocationSidi Barrani, Egypt to El Agheila, Libya1.00infobox
Operation CompassResultBritish victory1.00infobox
Operation CompassTerritorial changesRecapture of western Egypt and occupation of Cyrenaica1.00infobox
Operation Compassrelated to British planFollowing0.60section
Operation Compassrelated to British planItalian0.60section
Operation Compassrelated to British planWavell0.60section
Operation Compassrelated to British planBritish Troops Egypt0.60section
Operation Compassrelated to British planLieutenant-General Sir Henry Maitland0.60section
Operation Compassrelated to British planWilson0.60section
Operation Compassrelated to British planItalians0.60section

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