Operation Compass
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Operation Compass was a major early World War II British-led offensive in North Africa that resulted in a decisive defeat of Italian forces in Egypt and eastern Libya.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Compass canonical | 32 |
| British Operation Compass | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battle
ⓘ
military operation ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | First British offensive in the Western Desert ⓘ |
| battle |
Battle of Bardia
ⓘ
Battle of Bardia ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Beda Fomm
Battle of Nibeiwa ⓘ Battle of Sidi Barrani ⓘ Siege of Tobruk ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Tobruk (1941)
|
| belligerent |
British Empire
ⓘ
British Commonwealth forces ⓘ
surface form:
Commonwealth forces
Italy ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| campaign | Cyrenaica campaign ⓘ |
| capturedEquipment | large quantities of Italian tanks and guns ⓘ |
| casualtiesInflicted | tens of thousands of Italian prisoners ⓘ |
| codeName | Compass ⓘ |
| commander |
Lord Wavell
ⓘ
surface form:
Archibald Wavell
Richard O'Connor ⓘ |
| conflict |
North African campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
Western Desert Campaign
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| endDate | 1941-02-09 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Operation Sonnenblume
ⓘ
arrival of Afrika Korps in North Africa ⓘ |
| front |
North African campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
North African front
|
| historicalPeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| location |
Egypt
ⓘ
Western Desert ⓘ Cyrenaica ⓘ
surface form:
eastern Libya
|
| militaryUnit |
10th Army (Italy)
ⓘ
British Eighth Army ⓘ
surface form:
Western Desert Force
|
| notableFor |
outnumbered British force defeating larger Italian army
ⓘ
use of mobile desert warfare tactics ⓘ |
| objective |
destroy Italian Tenth Army in Cyrenaica
ⓘ
drive Italian forces out of Egypt ⓘ |
| opposingCommander |
Italo Gariboldi
ⓘ
Rodolfo Graziani ⓘ |
| opposingCountry | Kingdom of Italy ⓘ |
| partOf |
North African campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
North African Campaign
|
| precededBy | Italian invasion of Egypt ⓘ |
| result |
decisive British victory
ⓘ
defeat of Italian Tenth Army ⓘ |
| startDate | 1940-12-09 ⓘ |
| strategicConsequence |
collapse of Italian position in Cyrenaica
ⓘ
prompted German intervention in North Africa ⓘ |
| theatre |
Mediterranean Theater of Operations
ⓘ
surface form:
Mediterranean theatre of World War II
|
| year |
1940
ⓘ
1941 ⓘ |
Referenced by (33)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
British Operation Compass
subject surface form:
Desert Rats
subject surface form:
Richard O’Connor
subject surface form:
Richard O’Connor