-
escarpment around Sofafi, to
prevent the
garrisons from interfering,
while the rest of the
division and 4th
Indian Division p****ed
through the
Sofafi–Nibeiwa gap...
-
Infantry Division Cirene at
Rabia and
Sofafi, the 62nd
Infantry Division Marmarica was on the
escarpment from
Sofafi to
Halfaya P**** and the 64th Infantry...
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Italian camps at
Sofafi and
prevent Italian moves from the west,
while the rest of the
division and 4th
Indian Division p****ed
through the
Sofafi–Nibeiwa gap...
-
Despite prodding from Mussolini, the
Italians dug in
around Sidi
Barrani and
Sofafi,
about 80 mi (130 km) west of the
British defences at
Mersa Matruh. The...
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support from
British artillery 11 December:
British armoured forces arrive in
Sofafi but
Libyan and
Italian divisions escape 16 December:
Sollum retaken by Allies...
- company) XXI Corps, HQ in
Sofafi,
Generale di
Corpo d'Armata
Lorenzo Dalmazzo 63rd
Infantry Division "Cirene" (Rabia /
Sofafi) 64th
Infantry Division "Catanzaro"...
- out of
Halfaya P**** and
forced them to
retire to the area from Buq Buq to
Sofafi. The
Germans and
Italians fortified the p**** and
built other strong points...
-
British anti****ted that the
Italian advance would stop at Sidi
Barrani and
Sofafi and
began to
observe the
positions with the 11th Hussars, as the 7th Support...
-
their strength in Egypt. The
British Mobile Force columns based at Halfaya,
Sofafi, Buq Buq and Sidi
Barrani began to har**** the
Germans in the area around...
-
British columns were able to move
unmolested from
their starting points at
Sofafi and Buq-Buq to
their destinations covered by RAF fighters. Axis aircraft...
