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Italian invasion of Egypt

1940 CE · Egypt, Africa · War

Italian invasion of Egypt
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The Italian invasion of Egypt was an offensive in the Second World War from Italian Libya, against British, Commonwealth and Free French in the neutral Kingdom of Egypt. The invasion by the Italian 10th Army ended border skirmishing on the frontier and began the Western Desert Campaign (1940–1943) proper.

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