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gptkbp:instanceOf
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military operation
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gptkbp:aftermath
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Italian_forces_retreated_to_Tripoli
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gptkbp:casualties
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British:_5000,_Italian:_13000
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:General_Richard_O'Connor
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gptkbp:completed
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February 1941
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gptkbp:filmography
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gptkb:Western_Desert_Campaign
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gptkbp:hasFieldOfUse
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gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
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gptkbp:historical_analysis
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Considered a successful campaign
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gptkbp:historicalContext
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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Set_the_stage_for_future_Allied_operations_in_North_Africa
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Operation Compass
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gptkbp:impact
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Diminished Axis morale
Boosted_Allied_morale
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gptkbp:intelligence
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Ultra_intelligence
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gptkbp:involved
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gptkb:Italian_Army
gptkb:British_Commonwealth
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gptkbp:keyEvent
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gptkb:Capture_of_Benghazi
gptkb:Capture_of_Tobruk
gptkb:Capture_of_Derna
Capture of Bardia
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gptkbp:launched
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December 9, 1940
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:North_Africa
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gptkbp:logistics
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Operation Exporter
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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gptkb:General_Wavell
gptkb:Special_Air_Service_(SAS)
Encirclement
Blitzkrieg tactics
4th Indian Division
7th Armoured Division
6th Australian Division
Italian_defeat
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gptkbp:navalFleet
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gptkb:Royal_Navy
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gptkbp:notableBattle
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gptkb:Battle_of_Sidi_Barrani
Battle of Beda Fomm
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gptkbp:predecessor
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Operation Battleaxe
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gptkbp:result
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British_victory
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gptkbp:scope
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Defeat_Italian_forces_in_Egypt_and_Libya
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gptkbp:serviceStartDate
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February 1941
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gptkbp:significance
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First major offensive by the British in World War II
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gptkbp:strategicGoals
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Control of Cyrenaica
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Operation_Crusader
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gptkbp:territory
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gptkb:Libya
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