Italian invasion of Egypt

When

9 Sep 1940 – 16 Sep 1940

Kind

Military operation

Coordinates

26.00° N, 30.00° E

Description

Italian offensive during the Western Desert Campaign (1940–1943) of the Second World War

1940 Italian offensive against Egypt

The Italian invasion of Egypt was an offensive in the Second World War from Italian Libya, against British, Commonwealth and Free French in the neutral Kingdom of Egypt. The invasion by the Italian 10th Army ended border skirmishing on the frontier and began the Western Desert Campaign (1940–1943) proper. The Italian strategy was to advance from Libya along the Egyptian coast to seize the Suez Canal.

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• Wikidata: military operations, raids and air strikesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “WWII: The Italian invasion of Egypt commences from Libya, progressing only as far as Sidi Barrani”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Mit einer Serie von Luftangriffen auf britische Grenzposten wird die Italienische Invasion Ägyptens vorbereitet”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “les forces italiennes sous le commandement du maréchal Rodolfo Graziani envahissent l’Égypte”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Arabic), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “9 سبتمبر إيطاليا تغزو مصر”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page