Compass
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Compass was the codename for Operation Compass, the first major British military offensive in the Western Desert Campaign of World War II against Italian forces in North Africa.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II military operation
→
military operation → |
| belligerent |
British Commonwealth forces
→
surface form: "Commonwealth forces"
Italy → United Kingdom → |
| campaign |
North African campaign
→
surface form: "North African Campaign"
|
| codename | Compass → |
| commander |
Lord Wavell
→
surface form: "Archibald Wavell"
Richard O'Connor → |
| conflict | World War II → |
| country | United Kingdom → |
| description | first major British military offensive in the Western Desert Campaign of World War II against Italian forces in North Africa → |
| endDate | 1941-02-09 → |
| followedBy |
Operation Sonnenblume
→
arrival of the Afrika Korps in North Africa → |
| front |
North African campaign
→
surface form: "Western Front of the North African Campaign"
|
| location |
Egypt
→
Libya → Western Desert → |
| notableEngagement |
Battle of Bardia
→
Battle of Beda Fomm → Battle of Sidi Barrani → Siege of Tobruk →
surface form: "Capture of Tobruk (1941)"
|
| objective | to drive Italian forces out of Egypt → |
| opponent | Italian Tenth Army → |
| opposingCommander |
Italo Gariboldi
→
Rodolfo Graziani → |
| opposingCountry | Kingdom of Italy → |
| partOf |
North African campaign
→
surface form: "Western Desert Campaign"
|
| precededBy | Italian invasion of Egypt → |
| result | decisive British and Commonwealth victory → |
| startDate | 1940-12-09 → |
| theatre |
North African campaign
→
surface form: "North African theatre of World War II"
|
| year |
1940
→
1941 → |