Beda Fomm is a small coastal town in southwestern Cyrenaica, Libya. It is located between the much larger port city Benghazi to its north-west and the...
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The Battle of Beda Fomm took place following the rapid British advance during Operation Compass (9 December 1940 – 9 February 1941). The Italian 10th...
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Beda Fomm, subtitled "Wavell in the Western Desert, 1941", is a board wargame published by Game Designer's Workshop (GDW) in 1979 that simulates the Battle...
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Western Desert campaign (section Battle of Beda Fomm)
next day. The 7th Armoured Division sent Combeforce, a flying column, to Beda Fomm and cut off the 10th Army. In late January 1941, the British learned that...
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Operation Compass (section Battle of Beda Fomm)
Army was cut off as it retreated towards Tripolitania at the Battle of Beda Fomm, the remnants being pursued to El Agheila on the Gulf of Sirte. The British...
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10th Army (Italy) (section Destruction at Beda Fomm)
encircled them in fortified places like Bardia and Tobruk. At the Battle of Beda Fomm (6–7 February 1941), most of the remainder of the retreating 10th Army...
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Babini Group (section Beda Fomm)
Benghazi. The Babini Group was destroyed south of the port at the Battle of Beda Fomm (6–7 February), when the Litoranea Balbo (Via Balbia) was cut by Combeforce...
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Michael O'Moore Creagh (section Beda Fomm)
Combe Force succeeded in cutting off the Italians at Sidi Saleh and Beda Fomm. The small force held the Italians long enough to be joined by the armour...
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defences of Bardia, Libya. In February 1941, after the disastrous Battle of Beda Fomm, Bergonzoli surrendered to Australian forces. He was held as a prisoner...
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Division across the desert with a small reconnaissance group. It reached Beda Fomm some ninety minutes before the Italians, cutting off their retreat. Although...
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