Beda Fomm

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Beda Fomm is a coastal area in Libya notable as the site of a decisive World War II battle between British Commonwealth and Italian forces in 1941.

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Beda Fomm canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
coastal area
geographic location
alsoKnownAs Action at Beda Fomm
combatant British Commonwealth forces
Kingdom of Italy
United Kingdom
commander Giuseppe Tellera
Richard O'Connor
conflict Second World War
linked to: World War II
coordinateSystem geographic coordinates
country Libya
endDate 1941-02-07
historicalEvent Battle of Beda Fomm
locatedIn Libya
North Africa
locatedOn Mediterranean Sea
location Beda Fomm
Libya
notableFor Battle of Beda Fomm
partOf Cyrenaica
North African Campaign
Western Desert Campaign
regionType desert coast
result British victory
significance decisive defeat of Italian 10th Army
end of Operation Compass advance
startDate 1941-02-05
theater Western Desert
usedFor military operations during World War II

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Battle of Beda Fomm location Beda Fomm
Battle of Beda Fomm location Beda Fomm
subject linked to: Beda Fomm
Action at Beda Fomm hasLocation Beda Fomm