Battle of Bardia

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battle military engagement

The Battle of Bardia was a major early World War II engagement in North Africa in January 1941, in which British and Commonwealth forces captured the Italian-held Libyan port of Bardia, marking a significant success in the Western Desert campaign.

Aliases (1)

Battle of Beda Fomm ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle → military engagement →
alsoKnownAs	Bardia →
belligerent	Australia → India → Italy → New Zealand → United Kingdom →
campaign	Operation Compass →
capturedFrom	Italy →
capturedPlace	Bardia →
combatant	British Army → Regio Esercito → Royal Air Force → Royal Australian Navy →
commander	Annibale Bergonzoli → Iven Mackay → Richard O'Connor →
conflict	Second World War →
continent	Africa →
countryInvolved	Australia → India → Kingdom of Italy → New Zealand → United Kingdom →
date	January 1941 →
endDate	1941-01-05 →
followedBy	Battle of Tobruk →
front	North African front →
hasCasualties	Allied forces → Italian forces →
location	Bardia → Italian Libya → Libya →
notableFor	first battle of the war in which an Australian Army formation took part → large number of Italian prisoners taken →
partOf	North African campaign → Western Desert campaign →
precededBy	Battle of Sidi Barrani →
result	Allied victory →
startDate	1941-01-03 →
strategicSignificance	secured a key Libyan port for the Allies → weakened Italian Tenth Army in Libya →
theatre	Western Desert →
timePeriod	20th century →
used	air support → artillery → naval gunfire support → tanks →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
10th Army (Italy) → 4th Indian Division → Operation Compass →	notableEngagement
Operation Compass → Operation Compass ("Battle of Beda Fomm") →	battle
Battle of Sidi Barrani →	followedBy
Middle East theatre of World War II →	hasPart