Category:Operation Compass

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English: Operation Compass was the first major Allied military operation in the Western Desert of North Africa, in December 1940 - February 1941, part of World War II.

Operation Compass

1940 military operation

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Instance of

military operation

Part of

North African campaign

Location

Sidi Barrani, Matruh Governorate, Egypt

Point in time

9 December 1940

Start time

9 December 1940

End time

9 February 1941

Authority file
Q696018 Library of Congress authority ID: sh2010012781 BabelNet ID: 01331969n National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007597671005171
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Battle of Sidi Barrani‎ (5 F)

Media in category "Operation Compass"

The following 41 files are in this category, out of 41 total.

4.5 inch gun Bardia Dec 1940 AWM 005259.jpeg 450 × 341; 25 KB
6 inch howitzers Tobruk Jan 1941 AWM 005610.jpeg 450 × 333; 53 KB
Afrikafeldzug 1941 42 de.svg 2,981 × 1,392; 684 KB
Aircraft of the Royal Air Force- Gloster Gladiator. CM358.jpg 800 × 603; 58 KB
Awm 005307 Gun crew.jpg 450 × 320; 77 KB
Awm 005392 2nd11th.jpg 640 × 475; 114 KB
Bardia AWM006083.jpg 640 × 457; 159 KB
Bardia AWM069221.jpg 450 × 315; 46 KB
Bardia SUK14908.jpg 756 × 529; 147 KB
4.5 inch gun Bardia Dec 1940 AWM 005258.jpeg 450 × 341; 26 KB
Italian soldiers taken prisoner during Operation Compass.jpg 800 × 605; 79 KB
British 7.2 inch howitzer crew at Bardia Dec 1940 IWM E 1513.jpg 800 × 634; 63 KB
British gun at Derna, Libya Jan 1941 IWM 005258.jpeg 450 × 341; 26 KB
Captured L3 and L3 cc tankettes.jpg 2,563 × 1,875; 1.39 MB
Invasione Italiana dell'Egitto 1940-es.svg 1,174 × 1,174; 1.62 MB
Invasione Italiana dell'Egitto 1940.svg 1,174 × 1,174; 2.06 MB
Italian armored vehicles heading to Sidi Barrani.jpg 1,864 × 1,324; 428 KB
Italian artillery firing on Allied positions during the battle.jpg 1,719 × 1,087; 182 KB
Italian battery of 149-35 and 120-25 guns captured by the British.jpg 1,024 × 672; 85 KB
Italian prisoner guarded by the crew of a Bren gun carrier.jpg 800 × 640; 77 KB
Italian prisoners captured at Sidi Barrani are marched into captivity.jpg 800 × 624; 65 KB
Italian tanks captured at Beda Fomm 1941.jpg 624 × 452; 132 KB
WesternDesertBattle Area1941 en.svg 2,981 × 1,392; 273 KB
WesternDesertBattle Area1941 es.svg 2,981 × 1,392; 800 KB
6 inch gun muzzle HMS Ladybird Bardia 1940 AWM 005000.jpeg 279 × 342; 62 KB
HMS Ladybird gunnery Bardia 1941 AWM 127945.jpeg 448 × 340; 54 KB
WesternDesertBattle Area1941 cn.svg 2,981 × 1,392; 192 KB
Matilda Compass.jpg 800 × 724; 75 KB
MatildaII.jpg 748 × 561; 110 KB
Nord Africa Operazione Compass 1940-1941.svg 1,175 × 1,175; 5.25 MB
Robertson AWM 005668.jpg 450 × 354; 17 KB
Rolls-Royce Armoured Car Bardia 1940.jpg 800 × 519; 262 KB
Royal Air Force Operations in the Middle East and North Africa, 1939-1943. CM354.jpg 800 × 608; 44 KB
Royal Air Force Operations in the Middle East and North Africa, 1939-1943. CM355.jpg 800 × 616; 62 KB
The British Army in North Africa 1941a E6822.jpg 736 × 773; 242 KB
The crew of a Bren gun carrier pause to look at a monument erected by the Italians to commemorate the capture of Sidi Barrani in Egypt a few months earlier, 16 December 1940. E1389.jpg 800 × 618; 48 KB
Wrecked Italian aircraft at Tobruk 1940.jpg 765 × 464; 208 KB
WesternDesertBattle Area1941 pt.svg 2,981 × 1,392; 208 KB
WWII - British Operation Compass 1940-1941.svg 1,175 × 1,175; 5.2 MB
WWIIEurope34.jpg 5,100 × 3,300; 2.7 MB
Zone occidentale de combats Guerre du désert 1941 fr.svg 2,981 × 1,392; 212 KB

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