Operation Observant Compass was an American military operation initially focused on apprehending Joseph Kony and the Lord's Resistance Army in Central... 4 KB (217 words) - 03:16, 21 April 2024 |
up compass in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A compass is a navigational instrument that indicates the direction to the magnetic poles. Compass may... 5 KB (667 words) - 17:24, 12 April 2024 |
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... 96 KB (12,543 words) - 21:42, 21 April 2024 |
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... 53 KB (5,855 words) - 07:11, 27 April 2024 |
In geometry, straightedge-and-compass construction – also known as ruler-and-compass construction, Euclidean construction, or classical construction –... 36 KB (4,789 words) - 13:28, 3 April 2024 |
Jeep Compass is a compact crossover SUV introduced for the 2007 model year, and is currently in its second generation. The first generation Compass and... 45 KB (3,781 words) - 16:07, 11 April 2024 |
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... 48 KB (6,094 words) - 16:42, 23 February 2024 |
Siege of Tobruk (redirect from Operation Supercharge (1941)) Eighth Army as part of Operation Crusader. In late 1940, the Allies had defeated the Italian 10th Army during Operation Compass (9 December 1940 – 9 February... 79 KB (10,271 words) - 13:07, 28 April 2024 |
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... 72 KB (8,148 words) - 15:30, 26 April 2024 |
The Golden Compass is a 2007 fantasy adventure film written and directed by Chris Weitz that is based on the 1995 novel Northern Lights by Philip Pullman... 69 KB (6,656 words) - 23:45, 31 March 2024 |
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... 12 KB (1,069 words) - 19:35, 16 April 2024 |
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)... 66 KB (9,011 words) - 16:26, 28 March 2024 |
The Blitz in Manchester and the North African campaign (including Operation Compass and the Siege of Tobruk) while also returning to occupied France and... 38 KB (1,974 words) - 15:54, 25 April 2024 |
Compass Group plc is a British multinational contract foodservice company headquartered in Chertsey, England. It is the largest contract foodservice company... 40 KB (3,482 words) - 12:04, 16 April 2024 |
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... 54 KB (5,432 words) - 01:34, 26 April 2024 |
the opening stages of the British counter-offensive, Operation Compass. When Operation Compass was launched, many of the M11/39s were damaged, broken... 9 KB (930 words) - 21:21, 27 June 2023 |
Combeforce (section Operation Compass) Creagh) of the Western Desert Force. The rapid British advance during Operation Compass (9 December 1940 – 9 February 1941) forced the Italian 10th Army (10ª... 20 KB (2,637 words) - 14:19, 20 February 2024 |
had been routed by the British Commonwealth Western Desert Force in Operation Compass (9 December 1940 – 9 February 1941) and captured at the Battle of... 18 KB (1,828 words) - 00:21, 18 April 2024 |
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... 29 KB (3,662 words) - 16:36, 26 March 2024 |
Italian invasion of Egypt (category Battles and operations of World War II involving the United Kingdom) was ready to resume its advance on Mersa Matruh, the British began Operation Compass, a five-day raid against the fortified Italian camps outside Sidi... 60 KB (7,420 words) - 04:26, 26 April 2024 |
suffers a direct hit and collapses on Finnish ship Yrsa. 5 January Operation Compass: Australian troops of XIII Corps (the re-designated Western Desert... 63 KB (8,501 words) - 17:25, 26 April 2024 |
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... 38 KB (4,964 words) - 20:24, 9 February 2024 |
Northern front, East Africa, 1940 (category Land battles and operations of World War II involving the United Kingdom) withdrawal from Kassala seemed possible. News of the Italian disaster in Operation Compass in Egypt, hit-and-run attacks by Gazelle Force and the activities... 45 KB (6,132 words) - 14:12, 22 April 2024 |
September 9–16: Italian invasion of Egypt December 9 – February 9, 1941: Operation Compass December 8: Battle of the Camps December 9: Battle of Nibeiwa December... 10 KB (1,224 words) - 00:15, 24 January 2024 |