Rodolfo Graziani7 February 1941
The British Operation Compass campaign destroys much of the Italian Tenth Army and forces the loss of Cyrenaica.
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The British Operation Compass campaign destroys much of the Italian Tenth Army and forces the loss of Cyrenaica.
Operation Compass ends with the destruction of much of the Italian Tenth Army after a British advance of several hundred miles.
Germany prepares direct military assistance for Italy after the collapse of much of the Italian position in Cyrenaica.
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