The advance continues in the desert

12th December 1940: With the Italians in retreat, British forces continue to press at their heels

Dec 12, 2025

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The armoured cars of the 11th Hussars now pressed on with the advance westward, leading the way right up to the wire on the frontier, which they soon crossed.

On the eve of ‘Operation Compass’, even senior commanders in the 7th Armoured Division and the 4th Indian Division had been expecting to participate in ‘Training Exercise No. 2”. That had become ‘a…

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