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Western Desert Force

World War Ii, Xiii Corps (United Kingdom), 7Th Armoured Division (United Kingdom)

Herausgegeben: Radoslav, Loki

Beschreibung

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Western Desert Force, during World War II, was a British Commonwealth army formation stationed in Egypt.On 17 June 1940, the headquarters of the British 6th Infantry Division was designated as the Western Desert Force. The unit consisted of the 7th Armoured Division and the Indian 4th Infantry Division. The force was commanded by Major-General Richard O'Connor.In September 1940, at the time of the Italian invasion of Egypt, the force consisted of roughly 36,000 soldiers and about 65 tanks.From early December 1940 to February 1941, during Operation Compass, the exploits of the Western Desert Force earned a parody of Winston Churchill's famous quote, "Never has so much been owed by so many, to so few." So many Italians were captured by the Western Desert Force that Anthony Eden said, "Never has so much been surrendered by so many, to so few." From 14 December, the Australian 6th Division replaced the Indian 4th Infantry Division which was redeployed to East Africa.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Betascript Publishing / PON PRESS
• Aufl.
• Seitenzahl: 136
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm
• ISBN-13: 9786138698272
• ISBN-10: 6138698274
• Artikelnr.: 34699298