Sidi Barrani (Arabic: سيدي براني pronounced [ˈsiːdi bɑɾˈɾɑːni]) is a town in Egypt, near the Mediterranean Sea, about 95 km (59 mi) east of the Egypt–Libya...
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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...
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Italian invasion of Egypt (section Sidi Barrani)
delays, the scope of the offensive was reduced to an advance as far as Sidi Barrani and the defeat of any British forces in the area. The 10th Army advanced...
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was no water at Sollum or for another 50 mi (80 km) east of Sollum to Sidi Barrani, along a very poor road. An invader would have to move through a waterless...
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posts around Sidi Barrani in Egypt and in Cyrenaica to the west. The WDF swiftly defeated the Italians in their fortified posts, at Sidi Barrani, forced the...
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counter-offensive into Egypt and the capture of Sidi Barrani in September. The British recaptured Sidi Barrani in December during Operation Compass. The Italian...
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to 16 September 1940, the Italian 10th Army had reached the port of Sidi Barrani and dug in to await the completion of the Via della Vittoria, an extension...
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Michael O'Moore Creagh (section Sidi Barrani)
Berti, the Italian Tenth Army invaded Egypt and advanced 60 miles to Sidi Barrani where they halted. It was here that Creagh's 7th Armoured Division fought...
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della Vittoria was a military road between Bardia in Italian Libya and Sidi Barrani in western Egypt. The "Via della Vittoria" (Victory Road), was built...
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Operation Crusader (redirect from Battle of Sidi Rezegh)
100 tanks. On 23 November, the 5th South African Brigade was destroyed at Sidi Rezegh but caused many German tank losses. On 24 November Rommel ordered...
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Second Battle of El Alamein (redirect from Battle of Sidi Abdel Rahman)
the road west of Galal. Rommel intended to fight a delaying action at Sidi Barrani, 80 mi (130 km) west of Matruh, to gain time for Axis troops to get through...
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the war but after being routed at the Attack on Nibeiwa, the Battle of Sidi Barrani and the Battle of Bardia the Italian 10th Army had lost eight of its...
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the Italian invasion of Egypt and was destroyed during the Battle of Sidi Barrani. On 1 March 1940 the 2nd Libyan Division and 1st Libyan Division were...
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was sent from Matruh and on 8 March the aircraft flew to Sidi Barrani to search from Sidi Barrani to Sollum. The WFF had gained a base 90 mi (140 km) further...
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eclipse at Sidi Barrani (Oct. 2005, copyright 2005-2007 Magyar Csillagászati Egyesület): Hungarian-foto Sidi-eclipse (9 kb). Photograph of Sidi Barrani observers...
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List of orders of battle for the 4th Armoured Brigade during the Second World War (section Sidi Barrani December 1940)
This is an order of battle of the British 4th Armoured Brigade during the Second World War. Many units either served with or were briefly attached to the...
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Operation Battleaxe (redirect from Battle of Sidi Omar)
established headquarters well to the rear, at Sidi Barrani and Maaten Baggush. Beresford-Peirse chose Sidi Barrani as, even though it was more than a five-hour...
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fortified posts around Sidi Barrani and further west, over the border in Cyrenaica. The 10th Army was swiftly defeated, Sidi Barrani and Sollum were re-captured...
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Egypt from Libya 16 September: Italian forces establish front east of Sidi Barrani 9 December: British and Indian forces launch Operation Compass with the...
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Force (Brigadier William Gott), on the frontier from Halfaya Pass to Sidi Barrani, conducted a delaying-action around Sollum and Capuzzo. From 11–12 April...
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Italy sought to control the Suez Canal but halted their advance at Sidi Barrani, waiting for engineers to build a road, and further supplies. A British...
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Regiment 7th Armoured Brigade, Sidi Sulieman 7th Hussars 8th Hussars Support Group. (Motorised Infantry Brigade) Sidi Barrani 1st K.R.R.C. Battalion 2nd Motor...
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André Zirnheld (section The Sidi-Haneish Raid)
1st Colonial Infantry Battalion as a private and served at the Battle of Sidi Barani. Because of his education, he was reassigned as the deputy director...
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an Italian force advanced across the frontier into Egypt, reaching Sidi Barrani on 16 September, where the advance was halted until logistical difficulties...
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Shibin El Qanater Shibin El Kom Shubra El Kheima Sidi Barrani Sidi Salem Sinnuris Sodfa Sohag Suez Sumusta Sidi Abd El-Rahman Tahta Tala Talkha Tamiya Tanta...
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British counterattacked and recaptured Unjela, between Mersa Matruh and Sidi Barrani, and on 14 March they re-took Sallum. Weakened by this defeat, as-Senussi...
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part in Operazione E, the Italian invasion of Egypt in 1940 and reached Sidi Barrani on 16 September. The group was destroyed at the Nibeiwa camp on 9 December...
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Action of Agagia (also Agagiya, Aqqaqia or Aqaqia) took place east of Sidi Barrani in Egypt on 26 February 1916, during the Senussi Campaign between German...
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to retire east of Sidi Barrani. Graziani halted the advance. Despite prodding from Mussolini, the Italians dug in around Sidi Barrani and Sofafi, about...
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location. Northernmost point – unnamed headland immediately north-west of Sidi Barrani, Matruh Governorate Easternmost point – Ras Hadarba (Cape Elba), Red...
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