Italian Prisoners-of-War, Operation Compass

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Mark Cartwright
by G. Keating - Imperial War Museums
published on 30 July 2024
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A January 1941 photograph showing Italian prisoners-of-war after the battle of Bardia during Operation Compass (9 Dec 40 - 7 Feb 41), the Allied offensive which won several important victories against Italian forces in North Africa during the Western Desert Campaigns of the Second World War (1939-45).

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