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Sidi Barrani in History

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

3 records3 event labels2 people1940–1940

Historical events in Sidi Barrani

1940

September 1940
Capture of Sidi Barrani
Henry Maitland Wilson · World War, 2nd

The Italian forces invade Egypt in September 1940, and advance some 60 miles (97 km) to occupy Sidi Barrani

September 1940
Invasion of Egypt
Henry Maitland Wilson · World War, 2nd

The Italian forces invade Egypt in September 1940, and advance some 60 miles (97 km) to occupy Sidi Barrani

9 December 1940
Operation Compass
Richard O'Connor · World War, 2nd

Launches Operation Compass against Italian positions in Egypt, helping remove the immediate Axis threat to the Suez Canal.

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