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Bardia Besieged

19th December 1940: The British advance into Italian Libya and soon find themselves surrounding Bardia, the main Italian garrison town

Dec 19, 2025
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The Italian garrison town of Bardia on the Libyan coast. Over 40,000 Italian troops were now concentrated in the area.
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