Battle of Sīdī Barrāni

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Article abstract: Type of action: Ground battle in World War II. Result: Italian forces were driven completely out of Egypt and Libya and the Italian-African army was destroyed as a viable military formation.

On December 9, 1940, about 30,000 British and Australian troops under Sir Henry Maitland-Wilson advanced westward from their base at Mersa Matruh toward the six major encampments of the Italian army under Marshal Rodolfo Graziani. The British were able to throw 275 tanks into the battle at Sīdī Barrāni against 106 Italian armored vehicles. Strategic...

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