Battle of Sidi Barrani
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The Battle of Sidi Barrani (10–11 December 1940) was the opening battle of Operation Compass, the first big British attack of the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World War. Sidi Barrani, on the Mediterranean coast in Egypt, had been occupied by the Italian 10th Army, during the Italian invasion of Egypt (9–16 September 1940) and was attacked by British, Commonwealth and imperial troops, who re-captured the port.
1940
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United Kingdom, Kingdom of Italy, Egypt, 
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Location: 31.6108, 25.9256, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1940-12-11T00:00:00Z
1940 Battle of Sidi Barrani
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The crew of a Bren gun carrier pause to look at a monument erected by the Italians to commemorate the capture of Sidi Barrani in Egypt a few months earlier, 16 December 1940. E1389
Panzer III on trailer1 in Libya
Panzer III on trailer1 in Libya.2| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | 1916 | Battle of Agagia | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1940 | Battle of Nibeiwa | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1940 | Battle of Sidi Barrani | United Kingdom, battle, Kingdom of Italy | Wikidata |
| commons | image | The crew of a Bren gun carrier pause to look at a monument erected by the Italians to commemorate the capture of Sidi Barrani in Egypt a few months earlier, 16 December 1940. E1389 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Panzer III on trailer1 in Libya | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Panzer III on trailer1 in Libya.2 | Commons | ||
