Cyrenaica in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Cyrenaica in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

7 records5 event labels4 people1941–1941

Historical events in Cyrenaica

1941

Commander in Chief

Henry Maitland Wilson · Military

Appointed Commander of Cyrenaica

1941

Commander in Chief

Henry Maitland Wilson · World War, 2nd

Governs forces in Cyrenaica

January 1941

Governor

Henry Maitland Wilson · World War, 2nd

After the capture of Tobruk, Wilson is recalled to Cairo where he was offered and accepted the position of Military Governor of Cyrenaica

2 September 1941

Capture of Cyrenaica

Alan Cunningham · World War, 2nd

Charged with carrying out operation Crusader to relieve Tobruk & re-capture Cyrenaica

2 September 1941

Invasion of Cyrenaica

Claude John Eyre Auchinleck · World War, 2nd

Alan Cunningham is charged with relieving Tobruk & the re-conquest of Cyrenaica

2 September 1941

Siege of Cyrenaica

Claude John Eyre Auchinleck · World War, 2nd

Alan Cunningham is charged with relieving Tobruk & the re-conquest of Cyrenaica

15 December 1941

Capture of Cyrenaica

Neil Ritchie · World War, 2nd

Commands the Eighth Army which captures Cyrenaica from Rommel

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