Operation Compass
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Key facts
- Date
- Date 9 December 1940 – 9 February 1941 (2 months)
- Location
- Sidi Barrani , Egypt to El Agheila , Libya
- Result
- British victory
- Territorial changes
- Recapture of western Egypt and occupation of Cyrenaica
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- Image
- Captured L3 and L3 cc tankettes.jpg
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- Operation Compass
- start time
- 1940-12-09
- end time
- 1941-02-09
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Belligerents
United Kingdom India Libyan Arab Force Australia Free France
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