Operation Compass

        In October of 1940, the Italian Tenth Army invaded Egypt from Libya against a much smaller Commonwealth army.  The Commonwealth forces fell back before the invading Italians, offering only token resistance.  After an advance of only 60 miles, halted mostly because of supply problems, the Italians dug in and built a series of fortified camps.  For the rest of the year, the Italians planned and then postponed a series of offensives.  In early December, the Brits attacked gaps in the Italian defense in what was supposed to be a large scale five-day raid, called Operation Compass.  The Commonwealth forces had such success that they decided to keep pushing.  Success snowballed and the entire Italian 10th Army was destroyed as the Brits and their allies advanced 500 miles, finally stopping at El Agheila after exhausting their men, machines, and supplies.

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