Western Desert campaign

The Western Desert campaign took place in the deserts of Egypt and Libya and was the main theatre in the North African campaign of the Second World War. Military operations began in June 1940 with the Italian declaration of war and the Italian invasion of Egypt from Libya in September.

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Which happened first?

• Western Desert campaign and East African Campaign began in the same year
• Western Desert campaign and Operation Weserübung began in the same year
• Western Desert campaign and World War II in the Balkans began in the same year
• Western Desert campaign and Altmark Incident began in the same year
• Western Desert campaign and North African campaign began in the same year

Timeline

1. Altmark IncidentFebruary 16, 1940
2. East African CampaignJune 10, 1940 – November 27, 1941
3. North African campaignJune 10, 1940 – May 16, 1943
4. Operation WeserübungApril 9, 1940 – June 10, 1940
5. Western Desert campaign (this page)June 11, 1940 – February 4, 1943
6. World War II in the BalkansOctober 28, 1940 – June 1, 1941

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