Second Battle of Bir el Gubi
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The Action at Bir el Gubi or second battle of Bir el Gubi was fought near Bir el Gubi, Libya, between 3 and 7 December 1941, by Italian and British forces. It followed the Action at Bir el Gubi, a failed British attack on Bir el Gubi two weeks prior. Bir el Gubi was a position whose fall would have allowed the Allies to outflank the German–Italian forces in Cyrenaica. The battle was part of Operation Crusader.
