Operation Compass (also Italian: Battaglia della Marmarica) was the first large British military operation of the Western Desert Campaign (1940–1943) during...
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Operation Observant Compass was an American military operation initially focused on apprehending Joseph Kony and the Lord's Resistance Army in Central...
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Western Desert campaign (redirect from Operation Aida)
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...
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Commonwealth, Empire and Allied Western Desert Force attacks during Operation Compass (9 December 1940 – 9 February 1941). The first units of the new Deutsches...
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Siege of Tobruk (redirect from Operation Supercharge (1941))
In late 1940, the Allies had defeated the Italian 10th Army during Operation Compass (9 December 1940 – 9 February 1941) and trapped the remnants at Beda...
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early years of the Second World War. He was the field commander for Operation Compass, in which his forces destroyed a much larger Italian army – a victory...
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North African campaign (category Battles and operations of World War II involving Australia)
during Operation Compass. The Italian 10th Army was destroyed and the German Afrika Korps was dispatched to North Africa in February 1941 in Operation Sonnenblume...
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Battle of Beda Fomm (category Battles and operations of World War II involving India)
of Beda Fomm took place following the rapid British advance during Operation Compass (9 December 1940 – 9 February 1941). The Italian 10th Army (10ª Armata)...
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territory captured by the tanks and not supplement them. Towards the end of Operation Crusader, the support group joined the 1st Armoured Division for a couple...
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Italian invasion of Egypt (category Battles and operations of World War II involving the United Kingdom)
its advance on Mersa Matruh, the Western Desert Force (WDF) began Operation Compass, a five-day raid against the fortified Italian camps outside Sidi...
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Mediterranean and Middle East theatre of World War II (redirect from Mediterranean Theatre of Operations)
redeployed most troops to Greece in Operation Lustre, leaving a weak force garrisoning the gains made from Operation Compass. In March, the Battle of Kufra...
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the opening stages of the British counter-offensive, Operation Compass. When Operation Compass was launched, many of the M11/39s were damaged, broken...
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Compass-M1 Compass (law), to purpose (or intend) something Compass, Pennsylvania, United States Operation Compass, a World War II military operation in...
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The EC-130H Compass Call is an electronic attack aircraft flown by the United States Air Force. Based on the Lockheed C-130 Hercules, the aircraft is...
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Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) British Troops in Egypt, in which role he launched Operation Compass, attacking Italian forces with considerable success, in December 1940...
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HMS Terror (I03) (section Operation Compass)
cruiser Glasgow. Terror later moved to North Africa where she supported Operation Compass, the British assault against the Italian Tenth Army in Libya. The...
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British capture of Tobruk (category Battles and operations of World War II involving South Africa)
Tobruk was a battle fought between 21 and 22 January 1941, as part of Operation Compass, the first offensive of the Western Desert Force (WDF) in the Western...
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The Blitz in Manchester and the North African campaign (including Operation Compass and the Siege of Tobruk) while also returning to occupied France and...
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about 600 soldiers were captured at Kalamata, in 1941), North Africa (Operation Compass), France, the Middle East and Italy. Many soldiers were taken prisoner...
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suffers a direct hit and collapses on Finnish ship Yrsa. 5 January Operation Compass: Australian troops of XIII Corps (the re-designated Western Desert...
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In geometry, straightedge-and-compass construction – also known as ruler-and-compass construction, Euclidean construction, or classical construction –...
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larger calibre and medium calibre anti-tank guns. In late 1940, during Operation Compass, Matildas of the British 7th Armoured Division wreaked havoc among...
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Battle of Sidi Barrani (section Subsequent operations)
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...
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Army in Eritrea-Abyssinia, western Egypt and eastern Libya during Operation Compass in December 1940, only to be defeated by Erwin Rommel's Panzer Army...
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Africa, the Commonwealth forces captured many Breda Model 35s during Operation Compass, enabling the Australian 2/3 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, parts of...
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of the Western Desert Force began a counter-offensive, codenamed Operation Compass. In two months, the British advanced 500 mi (800 km), occupying the...
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ended in a stalemate. Events in Africa had changed by early 1941 as Operation Compass had forced the Italians back into Libya, causing high losses in the...
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about 65 tanks. From early December 1940 to February 1941, during Operation Compass, the exploits of the Western Desert Force earned a parody of British...
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The Jeep Compass is a compact crossover SUV introduced in 2006 for the 2007 model year. The first generation Compass and Patriot, its rebadged variant...
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the Western Desert Force was fighting the Italian Tenth Army during Operation Compass, it was redesignated "13th Corps". It then included British 7th Armoured...
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