Title
WWII, Armoured Car
Caption
WWII -1940 1941 Operation Compass was the first major Allied military operation of the Western Desert Campaign during World War II. British and Commonwealth forces attacked Italian forces in western Egypt and eastern Libya in December 1940 to February 1941. The operation was a complete success. Allied forces advanced from inside Egypt to central Libya, captured 115,000 Italian prisoners, and destroyed thousands of tanks, artillery pieces, and aircraft, while suffering very few casualties.In January, the fortified towns of Bardia and Tobruk were captured.
Date
1940
Credit line
Photo12/SeM/UIG
Reference
UMG20B14_312
Model release
No
Property release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
14,9Mb (2,1Mb) / 9,0in x 6,4in / 2691 x 1932 (300dpi)