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Battle of Bardia

Germany · Warfare / World War, 2nd. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

5Records

1941–1942Date range

1Named people

1Places

Chronological records

1941

Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel9 April 1941

Bardia · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Begins to fight for Bardia, 60 miles east of Torbruk

Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel12 April 1941

Bardia · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Rommel captures Bardia

1942

Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel2 January 1942

Bardia · Warfare / World War, 2nd

The Allies recapture Bardia

Erwin Johannes Eugen RommelJune 1942

Bardia · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Rommel recaptures Bardia for the 2nd time

Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel11 November 1942

Bardia · Warfare / World War, 2nd

The British recapture Bardia

Names involved

Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel

Provenance

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