Operation Compass 1940, Wavell's
Whirlwind Offensive by Jon Latimer
The first battle of the desert
war, Operation Compass was originally envisaged as a spoiling attack,
combined with a reconnaissance in force to disrupt the Italian forces that
had advanced into Egypt in September 1940. Lt General Richard O'Connor
launched what amounted to a British 'Blitzkrieg'. In less than two months
the British forces swept 500 miles along the coast of North Africa. 7th
Armoured Division raced across desert to cut off the retreating Italians,
and O'Connor's men destroyed 9 Italian divisions, took 130,000 prisoners.
One of the results of this dramatic victory was the arrival of General
Rommel and his Afrikakorps at Tripoli in March 1941.
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