Illustration
A January 1941 photograph showing Italian prisoners-of-war after the battle of Bardia during Operation Compass (9 Dec 40 - 7 Feb 41), the Allied offensive which won several important victories against Italian forces in North Africa during the Western Desert Campaigns of the Second World War (1939-45).
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Original image by G. Keating - Imperial War Museums. Uploaded by Mark Cartwright, published on 30 July 2024. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: Public Domain. This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.
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Museums, G. K. -. I. W. (2024, July 30). Italian Prisoners-of-War, Operation Compass. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19288/italian-prisoners-of-war-operation-compass/
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Museums, G. Keating - Imperial War. "Italian Prisoners-of-War, Operation Compass." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified July 30, 2024. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19288/italian-prisoners-of-war-operation-compass/.
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Museums, G. Keating - Imperial War. "Italian Prisoners-of-War, Operation Compass." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 30 Jul 2024. Web. 21 Nov 2024.
