🌐EnglishEnglishBahasa IndonesiaDeutschEspañolFrançaisItalianoNederlandsPolskiPortuguêsSvenskaTiếng ViệtTürkçeРусскийالعربيةفارسیไทย한국어中文日本語EntityQ696018· pop 44· linked from 1,285 articlesOperation Compass1940 military operationKey factsDateDate 9 December 1940 – 9 February 1941 (2 months)LocationSidi Barrani , Egypt to El Agheila , LibyaResultBritish victoryTerritorial changesRecapture of western Egypt and occupation of Cyrenaicavia Wikipedia infoboxWikidata factsImageCaptured L3 and L3 cc tankettes.jpgSources (3)wikidata.orgen.wikipedia.orggithub.comvia Wikidata · CC0ArticleBelligerentsUnited Kingdom India Libyan Arab Force Australia Free FranceRead full article (242 paragraphs)Available in 43 languagesEspañolFrançaisDeutsch中文日本語РусскийPortuguêsItalianoالعربيةazbConnectionsWorld War IIConceptprisoner of warEntityCategories1940 in Egypt1940 in Italy1940 in Libya1941 in Egypt1941 in Italy1941 in LibyaBattles and operations of the European theatre of World War IIBattles and operations of World War II involving IndiaBattles of World War II involving AustraliaBattles of World War II involving FranceBattles of World War II involving ItalyDecember 1940 in Africa