Oliver Leese1942
Leads the Eighth Armys advance along the coast road from Benghazi to Tripoli
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Leads the Eighth Armys advance along the coast road from Benghazi to Tripoli
Britain captures Tripoli
The Eighth Army marches into Tripoli & all of North Africa comes into Allied hands
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