Henry Maitland Wilson Wilson, 1st10 June 1940
Italian dictator Benito Mussolini declares war. Immediately Wilson's forces invade Libya
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Italian dictator Benito Mussolini declares war. Immediately Wilson's forces invade Libya
Wilson's advance is reversed when France sought an armistice and the Italians where able to move their forces from the Tunisian border in the West and reinforce with 4 divisions those that opposed Wilson in the East
Wilson oversaw the first stages of the campaign during which the British Army secured its first field victories of the war and advanced to the border with Libya
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