Battle of Sidi Barrani
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The Battle of Sidi Barrani was a key early World War II engagement in December 1940 in which British and Commonwealth forces launched a successful offensive against Italian troops in Egypt, marking the opening phase of the North African Campaign.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
→
military engagement → |
| belligerent |
British Empire
→
Commonwealth forces → Kingdom of Italy → United Kingdom → |
| campaignRole |
first major British offensive in the Western Desert Campaign
→
opening phase of the North African Campaign → |
| conflictIn |
Second World War
→
World War II → |
| countryContext |
took place on Egyptian territory
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| dateContext |
early phase of World War II
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| followedBy |
Battle of Bardia
→
Battle of Tobruk (1941) → |
| front |
Western Desert Front
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|
| hasCommander |
Richard O'Connor
→
Rodolfo Graziani → |
| hasEndDate |
1940-12-11
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| hasLocation |
Egypt
→
Sidi Barrani → Western Desert → |
| hasMonthOfConflict |
December 1940
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| hasOperationName |
Operation Compass
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| hasStartDate |
1940-12-09
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| hasTheater |
North African Theater of World War II
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| historicalSignificance |
boosted British morale after early war setbacks
→
demonstrated weakness of Italian forces in North Africa → marked transition from Italian offensive to British initiative in the desert war → |
| involvedUnit |
10th Army (Italy)
→
British 7th Armoured Division → British Western Desert Force → Indian 4th Infantry Division → Royal Tank Regiment units → |
| isPhaseOf |
Operation Compass
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| namedAfter |
the town of Sidi Barrani in northwestern Egypt
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| opponent |
British and Commonwealth forces
→
Italian forces → |
| partOf |
North African Campaign
→
Western Desert Campaign → |
| precededBy |
Italian invasion of Egypt (1940)
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| result |
British victory
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Commonwealth victory → decisive defeat of Italian forces in Egypt → |
| strategicOutcome |
beginning of British advance into Cyrenaica
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collapse of Italian forward positions in Egypt → |
| tacticsUsed |
armoured flanking manoeuvres
→
combined arms attack → infantry assaults on Italian camps → |
Referenced by (9)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
10th Army (Italy)
→
4th Indian Division → Operation Compass → |
notableEngagement |
|
Operation Compass
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|
battle |
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Battle of Nibeiwa
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followedBy |
|
Middle East theatre of World War II
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hasPart |
|
7th Armoured Division
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|
notableBattle |
|
Italian invasion of Egypt
("Capture of Sidi Barrani")
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|
objective |
|
Battle of Bardia
→
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precededBy |