Battle

Battle of Nibeiwa

9 Dec 1940 · 31.38° N, 25.88° E

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When
9 Dec 1940
Kind
Battle
Coordinates
31.38° N, 25.88° E
Description
1940 WWII: British Army raid on Italian fort in Egypt
War
World War II

Attack on Nibeiwa

WWII: British Army raid on Italian fort in Egypt

The Attack on Nibeiwa took place on 9 December 1940 near Nibeiwa, Egypt, when the Italian fortified camp held by the Maletti Group, the armoured force of the 10th Army, was overrun by British and Indian troops. The attack was the opening engagement of Operation Compass, a British raid which, if successful, would be followed up to try to expel the Italians from Egypt.

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