1941 ⟶ British Forces Reach El Agheila
British forces reach El Agheila, Cyrenaica.
Year
1941
1942
🇬🇧 British Forces Reach El Agheila
British forces reach El Agheila, Cyrenaica.⟶
North AfricaEl AgheilaBritish AdvanceCyrenaicaMilitary CampaignWorld War IIDesert Warfare
🇬🇧 British Forces Enter Italian Somaliland
British forces enter Italian Somaliland.⟶
Italian SomalilandBritish AdvanceEast AfricaWorld War IIMilitary CampaignColonialism
🌵 Afrika Korps Advances to El Agheila
Afrika Korps starts to move eastward towards the advance British positions at El Agheila. The British in North Africa have been weakened by the transfer of some troops to Greece.⟶
North AfricaAfrika KorpsEl AgheilaMilitary CampaignDesert WarBritish ArmyMilitary Strategy
🇩🇪 Rommel Reoccupies El Agheila
Rommel attacks and reoccupies El Agheila, Libya in his first offensive. The British retreat and within three weeks are driven back to Egypt.⟶
RommelEl AgheilaLibyaoffensiveBritish retreatAfrika KorpsNorth AfricaWorld War IImilitaryAxis Powers
🇬🇧 British Advance to El Agheila
The British advance continues to El Agheila, on the western edge of Libya.⟶
British ArmyNorth AfricaLibyaEl AgheilaDesert WarWorld War IIMilitary OperationAfricaWestern Desert Campaign
