This was followed by an Italian counter-offensive into Egypt and the capture of Sidi Barrani in September and its recapture by the British in December following a British Commonwealth counteroffensive, Operation Compass. On 14 June, the British Army's 11th Hussars (assisted by elements of the 1st Royal Tank Regiment, 1st RTR) crossed the border from Egypt into Libya and captured the Italian Fort Capuzzo.
įighting in North Africa started with the Italian declaration of war on 10 June 1940. The United States officially entered the war in December 1941 and began direct military assistance in North Africa on. The Allied war effort was dominated by the British Commonwealth and exiles from German-occupied Europe. The campaign was fought between the Allies and the Axis Powers. It included campaigns fought in the Libyan and Egyptian deserts ( Western Desert campaign, also known as the Desert War) and in Morocco and Algeria ( Operation Torch), as well as Tunisia ( Tunisia campaign). The North African campaign of the Second World War took place in North Africa from 10 June 1940 to.
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