#221: Operation Compass - TWiE War on the Southern Front
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| First Side: | Axis |
| Second Side: | Allies |
North Africa, December 8th 1940: Operation Compass in 1940 was the first battle of the desert war in North Africa. The original intent of the operation was reconnaissance and a limited offensive, with the objective of disrupting Italian forces that had invaded Egypt in September 1940. After the attack began, it soon became clear that the British forces could accomplish more than that. In less than two months the British conducted what turned out to be a blitzkrieg across 500 miles of North Africa, destroying nine Italian divisions and taking 130,000 prisoners. The result of this devastating Italian defeat is what directly caused the arrival of the Desert Fox and his Afrika Korps to Libya in March 1941. Designer Note: Please note the unit withdrawals on both sides.
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