7 February 1941
Battle of Beda Fomm
The retreating Italian Tenth Army is defeated at Beda Fomm, completing the British conquest of Cyrenaica during Operation Compass.
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Browse historical events and people recorded at Beda Fomm in Italy. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
The retreating Italian Tenth Army is defeated at Beda Fomm, completing the British conquest of Cyrenaica during Operation Compass.
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