Operation Compass, Western Egypt and Cyrenaica (Eastern Libya), December 1940 to February 1941
Australian troops of the 2/2nd Infantry Battalion, part of the 6th Australian Infantry Division, enter Bardia (seen on the map just north of the dashed border between Libya and Egypt). The Battle for Bardia (January 3–5, 1941) cost 130 Australian lives with 326 wounded. The victory at Bardia enabled Allied forces to continue their advance into Libya and ultimately capture almost all of Cyrenaica. https://ww2days.com/aussies-score-big-win-in-operation-compass.html
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