Operation Compass 1940 Latimer Jon
Operation Compass 1940 Latimer Jon Osprey's Campaign title for the first battle of the desert war, Operation Compass, which was originally envisaged as a spoiling attack, combined with a…
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Operation Compass 1940 Latimer Jon
Osprey's Campaign title for the first battle of the desert war, Operation Compass, which was originally envisaged as a spoiling attack, combined with a reconnaissance in force to disrupt the Italian forces that had advanced into Egypt in September 1940. Lt Gen. In less than two months the British forces swept 500 miles along the coast of North Africa. Richard O'Connor launched what amounted to a British 'Blitzkrieg'.
In March 1941 Gener 7th Armoured Division raced across the desert to cut off the retreating Italians, and O'Connor's men destroyed 9 Italian divisions, and took 130,000 prisoners.