Benghazi captured

6th February 1941: Confusion as the Italians begin to surrender when the British finally reach the regional centre, Benghazi

Mussolini’s plans for invading Egypt while the British were distracted by the German threat at home had turned into a humiliating disaster. The entire Italian 10th Army, ten divisions - around 130,000 men, was now facing defeat by a much smaller force.

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