Italian invasion of Egypt

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North African campaign World War II battle military campaign

The Italian invasion of Egypt was a World War II North African campaign in 1940 in which Italian forces advanced from Libya into British-held Egypt, setting the stage for subsequent British counteroffensives.

Aliases (1)

Italian invasion of Egypt (1940) ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	North African campaign → World War II battle → military campaign →
belligerent	British Empire → Commonwealth forces → Kingdom of Italy → United Kingdom →
cause	Italian ambitions in North Africa → Italian desire to challenge British position in Egypt →
characteristic	limited Italian advance → logistical difficulties for Italian forces → static Italian defensive camps after initial advance →
commander	Archibald Wavell → Richard O'Connor → Rodolfo Graziani →
conflict	World War II →
countryInvolved	Egypt → Italy → United Kingdom →
date	September 1940 →
describedAs	initial Italian offensive in the Western Desert in 1940 →
endDate	1940-09-16 →
followedBy	Operation Compass →
front	Western Desert Front →
involvedForce	British Western Desert Force → Italian Tenth Army →
location	Egypt → Libya → Western Desert →
militaryTheatre	North Africa →
notablePlace	Marsa Matruh → Sidi Barrani → Sollum →
objective	Advance from Libya into British-held Egypt → Capture of Sidi Barrani →
opponent	British Eighth Army →
opposedBy	British armoured and motorized units →
partOf	North African Campaign of World War II → Western Desert Campaign →
precededBy	Italian declaration of war on the United Kingdom and France →
result	Italian tactical advance → Strategic British defensive success →
startDate	1940-09-09 →
territorialChange	Italian advance about 95 km into Egypt → Italian occupation of Sidi Barrani →
theatre	Mediterranean and Middle East theatre of World War II →
year	1940 →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of Nibeiwa → Battle of Sidi Barrani ("Italian invasion of Egypt (1940)") → Operation Compass → Operation Compass → Siege of Tobruk →	precededBy
Middle East theatre of World War II →	hasPart
10th Army (Italy) →	notableEngagement
Italian conquest of British Somaliland →	relatedEvent