Operation Compass
December 9, 1940 โ February 9, 1941 · Sidi Barrani
Result British victory
First major Allied offensive of the Western Desert campaign. The British Western Desert Force destroyed the Italian 10th Army in Egypt and Cyrenaica.
Allies
Axis
Strength and losses
Battles 4
- Attack on Nibeiwa December 9, 1940 · British victory
- British capture of Tobruk January 21โ22, 1941 · Allied victory
- Action at Mechili January 24, 1941 · British victory
- Battle of Beda Fomm February 6โ7, 1941 · British victory