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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

counter-offensive into Egypt and the capture of Sidi Barrani in September. The British recaptured Sidi Barrani in December during Operation Compass. The Italian...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

eclipse at Sidi Barrani (Oct. 2005, copyright 2005-2007 Magyar Csillagászati Egyesület): Hungarian-foto Sidi-eclipse (9 kb). Photograph of Sidi Barrani observers...

an Italian force advanced across the frontier into Egypt, reaching Sidi Barrani on 16 September, where the advance was halted until logistical difficulties...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Sherbin Sheikh Zuweid Shibin El Qanater Shibin El Kom Shubra El Kheima Sidi Barrani Sidi Salem Sinnuris Sodfa Sohag Suez Sumusta Tahta Tala Talkha Tamiya Tanta...

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...

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...

Egypt from Libya 16 September: Italian forces establish front east of Sidi Barrani 9 December: British and Indian forces launch Operation Compass with the...

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...

Kamel, Al Qa'ed Ibrahim Mosque, Yehia mosque in Zizinia, Sidi Gaber mosque in Sidi Gaber, Sidi B esher mosque, Rokay el-Islam mosque in Elessway, Elsadaka...

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...

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...

the 5th Panzer Army through the U.S. communications and supply center of Sidi Bou Zid. Rommel's forces, 60 miles (97 km) to the south-west, would conduct...

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...

The Raid on Sidi Haneish Airfield was a military operation carried out the night of 26 July 1942. A British Special Air Service unit commanded by Major...