13 September 1940
Invasion of Egypt
Orders the Italian advance from Libya into Egypt, beginning a campaign aimed at threatening British positions guarding the Suez Canal.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Sidi Barrani in Italy. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Orders the Italian advance from Libya into Egypt, beginning a campaign aimed at threatening British positions guarding the Suez Canal.
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