World War II - Operation Compass

Time: Monday Dec 9, 1940

Place: Sidi Barrani, Egypt to Eastern Libya

Details: In December 1940, British Empire forces began counter-offensives against Italian forces in Egypt and Italian East Africa. The offensives were highly successful. Operation Compass was the first large British military operation of the Western Desert Campaign (1940–1943) during the Second World War, and took place between 9 December 1940 to 9 February 1941.

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