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Encyclopedia > Beda Fomm
The Italian Offensive and Operation Compass September 13, 1940 - February 7, 1941 (Click to enlarge)
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Beda Fomm is a small coastal town in southwestern Cyrenaica, Libya located between the much larger port city Bengazi to its north and the larger town of El Agheila further to the southwest. Beda Fomm is known mainly for being the site of the final engagement of Operation Compass in World War II. On 5 February 1941, lead elements of the British 7th Armoured Division arrived at the town to cut off the retreating remnants of the Italian Tenth Army. The following day the Italians arrived and attacked but failed to break through the blockade. After being repulsed again on 7 February and with the rest of the 7th Armoured arriving and the 6th Australian Division bearing down on them from the Bengazi, the Italians surrendered. Download high resolution version (1202x451, 128 KB)Grazianis advance and Wavells offensive -- September 13, 1940 - February 7, 1941 Source: US ARMY License: US Government document. ... Download high resolution version (1202x451, 128 KB)Grazianis advance and Wavells offensive -- September 13, 1940 - February 7, 1941 Source: US ARMY License: US Government document. ... Operation Compass was a World War II Allied military operation in the Western Desert Campaign. ... September 13 is the 256th day of the year (257th in leap years). ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... February 7 is the 38th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1941 calendar). ... The Roman Empire ca. ... Benghazi (Arabic بنغازي, transliterated Banġāzī) is a seaport in Libya, Africa. ... Operation Crusader November 18, 1941 - December 31, 1941 El Agheila is on the lower left (Click to enlarge) El Agheila is a coastal city on the Gulf of Sidra in far southwestern Cyrenaica, Libya. ... Operation Compass was a World War II Allied military operation in the Western Desert Campaign. ... Combatants Allies: • Soviet Union, • UK & Commonwealth, • USA, • France/Free France, • China, • Poland, • ...and others Axis: • Germany, • Japan, • Italy, • ...and others Casualties Military dead: 18 million Civilian dead: 33 million Full list Military dead: 7 million Civilian dead: 4 million Full list World War II, also known as the Second World... February 5 is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1941 calendar). ... The 7th Armoured Division (known as the Desert Rats) of the British Army was the most famous unit of its type in British service during World War II. It was a regular division in the Middle East, designated the Mobile Division at first, renamed the Armoured Division (Egypt) in September... The Italian Tenth Army consisted of ten divisions when it attacked Egypt on September 13, 1940. ... February 7 is the 38th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... The most well-known 6th Division in the Australian Army was a unit in the Second Australian Imperial Force (2nd AIF) during World War II. (The 6th Division name was previously used for a short-lived World War I unit, formed from First Australian Imperial Force troops in England, in...


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During the battle a continual stream of prisoners came in, and all had to be hastily disarmed and sent off in the direction of the improvised "cage" guarded by a platoon of "C" Company, 2nd Rifle Brigade.
However, there was no quick collapse and the Italians continued to press home their attacks, with tenacity and increasing desperation, especially as they had advantage of numbers and a large supply of ammunition.
After the success at Beda Fomm, the British felt that they could hold the new front line without further reinforcements and in fact they even considered an advance to Tripoli, thereby securing the Libyan shore, but the arrival of Rommel put a stop to the latter.
Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Beda Fomm (324 words)
Beda Fomm is a small coastal town in southwestern Cyrenaica, Libya located between the much larger port city Bengazi to its north and the larger town of El Agheila further to the southwest.
Beda Fomm is known mainly for being the site of the final engagement of Operation Compass in World War II.
In late January 1941, the British learned that the Italians, fearing the British advance (Operation Compass) were evacuating Cyrenaica by way of Beda Fomm; The British 7th Armoured Division was dispatched to intercept the Italian army.
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