Action at Beda Fomm
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Action at Beda Fomm was a decisive World War II desert battle in early 1941 in which British Commonwealth forces cut off and forced the surrender of a large Italian army retreating through Libya.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| followedBy | advance towards El Agheila ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Battle of Beda Fomm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBelligerent |
British Commonwealth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCasualties | large Italian losses in men and equipment ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Battle of the North African Campaign
NERFINISHED
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World War II battle involving Italy ⓘ World War II battle involving the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasCombatant |
10th Army (Italy)
NERFINISHED
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British Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Tank Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Desert Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCommander |
Giuseppe Tellera
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Michael O'Moore Creagh NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard O'Connor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCountry | Libya at the time under Italian colonial rule NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDatePrecision | day ⓘ |
| hasEndTime | 1941-02-07 ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment | desert warfare ⓘ |
| hasForceStrength |
numerically inferior British Commonwealth force
ⓘ
numerically superior Italian force ⓘ |
| hasFront | North African Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Beda Fomm
NERFINISHED
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Libya NERFINISHED ⓘ North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOperation | Operation Compass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
British forces cut off Italian retreat along Libyan coast
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Italian 10th Army encircled and forced to surrender ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryWeaponType |
artillery
GENERATED
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small arms GENERATED ⓘ tanks GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasResult | decisive British Commonwealth victory ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
elimination of Italian 10th Army in Cyrenaica
ⓘ
one of the most complete British victories of Operation Compass ⓘ secured British control of Cyrenaica in early 1941 ⓘ |
| hasStartTime | 1941-02-05 ⓘ |
| hasTactic |
mobile blocking force across coastal road
ⓘ
use of armoured cars and tanks to interdict retreat ⓘ |
| hasTheatre | Western Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTimePeriod | February 1941 ⓘ |
| partOf |
North African Campaign
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Desert Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Battle of Bardia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Tobruk (1941) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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