Category:Operation Compass

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English: Operation Compass was the first major Allied military operation in the Western Desert of North Africa, in December 1940 - February 1941, part of World War II.

Operation Compass

1940 military operation

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Instance of

military operation

Part of

North African campaign

Location

Sidi Barrani, Matruh Governorate, Egypt

Point in time

9 December 1940

Start time

9 December 1940

End time

9 February 1941

Map

31° 36′ 38.88″ N, 25° 55′ 32.16″ E

Authority file
Q696018 Library of Congress authority ID: sh2010012781 BabelNet ID: 01331969n J9U ID: 987007597671005171
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Battle of Sidi Barrani (5 F)

Media in category "Operation Compass"

The following 41 files are in this category, out of 41 total.

4.5 inch gun Bardia Dec 1940 AWM 005259.jpeg 450 × 341; 25 KB
6 inch howitzers Tobruk Jan 1941 AWM 005610.jpeg 450 × 333; 53 KB
Afrikafeldzug 1941 42 de.svg 2,981 × 1,392; 684 KB
Aircraft of the Royal Air Force- Gloster Gladiator. CM358.jpg 800 × 603; 58 KB
Awm 005307 Gun crew.jpg 450 × 320; 77 KB
Awm 005392 2nd11th.jpg 640 × 475; 114 KB
Bardia AWM006083.jpg 640 × 457; 159 KB
Bardia AWM069221.jpg 450 × 315; 46 KB
Bardia SUK14908.jpg 756 × 529; 147 KB
4.5 inch gun Bardia Dec 1940 AWM 005258.jpeg 450 × 341; 26 KB
Italian soldiers taken prisoner during Operation Compass.jpg 800 × 605; 79 KB
British 7.2 inch howitzer crew at Bardia Dec 1940 IWM E 1513.jpg 800 × 634; 63 KB
British gun at Derna, Libya Jan 1941 IWM 005258.jpeg 450 × 341; 26 KB
Captured L3 and L3 cc tankettes.jpg 2,563 × 1,875; 1.39 MB
Invasione Italiana dell'Egitto 1940-es.svg 1,174 × 1,174; 1.62 MB
Invasione Italiana dell'Egitto 1940.svg 1,174 × 1,174; 2.06 MB
Italian armored vehicles heading to Sidi Barrani.jpg 1,864 × 1,324; 428 KB
Italian artillery firing on Allied positions during the battle.jpg 1,719 × 1,087; 182 KB
Italian battery of 149-35 and 120-25 guns captured by the British.jpg 1,024 × 672; 85 KB
Italian prisoner guarded by the crew of a Bren gun carrier.jpg 800 × 640; 77 KB
Italian prisoners captured at Sidi Barrani are marched into captivity.jpg 800 × 624; 65 KB
Italian tanks captured at Beda Fomm 1941.jpg 624 × 452; 132 KB
WesternDesertBattle Area1941 en.svg 2,981 × 1,392; 273 KB
WesternDesertBattle Area1941 es.svg 2,981 × 1,392; 800 KB
6 inch gun muzzle HMS Ladybird Bardia 1940 AWM 005000.jpeg 279 × 342; 62 KB
HMS Ladybird gunnery Bardia 1941 AWM 127945.jpeg 448 × 340; 54 KB
WesternDesertBattle Area1941 cn.svg 2,981 × 1,392; 192 KB
Matilda Compass.jpg 800 × 724; 75 KB
MatildaII.jpg 748 × 561; 110 KB
Nord Africa Operazione Compass 1940-1941.svg 1,175 × 1,175; 5.25 MB
Robertson AWM 005668.jpg 450 × 354; 17 KB
Rolls-Royce Armoured Car Bardia 1940.jpg 800 × 519; 262 KB
Royal Air Force Operations in the Middle East and North Africa, 1939-1943. CM354.jpg 800 × 608; 44 KB
Royal Air Force Operations in the Middle East and North Africa, 1939-1943. CM355.jpg 800 × 616; 62 KB
The British Army in North Africa 1941a E6822.jpg 736 × 773; 242 KB
The crew of a Bren gun carrier pause to look at a monument erected by the Italians to commemorate the capture of Sidi Barrani in Egypt a few months earlier, 16 December 1940. E1389.jpg 800 × 618; 48 KB
Wrecked Italian aircraft at Tobruk 1940.jpg 765 × 464; 208 KB
WesternDesertBattle Area1941 pt.svg 2,981 × 1,392; 208 KB
WWII - British Operation Compass 1940-1941.svg 1,175 × 1,175; 5.2 MB
WWIIEurope34.jpg 5,100 × 3,300; 2.7 MB
Zone occidentale de combats Guerre du désert 1941 fr.svg 2,981 × 1,392; 212 KB

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