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 Italian declaration of war and the Italian invasion of Egypt from Libya in September. Operation Compass, a five-day raid by the British in December 1940, was so successful that it led to the destruction of the Italian 10th Army over the following two months. Benito Mussolini sought help from Adolf Hitler, who sent a small German force to Tripoli under Directive 22. The Afrika Korps was formally under Italian command, as Italy was the main Axis power in the Mediterranean and North Africa.

1940 — 1943  WikimediaWikidata
Desert War
military campaign

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1940 — 1943 Western Desert campaign
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    eventarmed conflict1942First Battle of El AlameinUnited Kingdom, Axis Powers, battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1942Battle of Alam el HalfaUnited Kingdom, battleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1942Second Battle of El AlameinUnited Kingdom, battleWikidata
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    commonsimageOperation Brevity Commons
    commonsimageThe British Army in North Africa 1940 E387.2 Commons
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