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The Attack on Nibeiwa took place on 9 December 1940 near Nibeiwa, Egypt, when the Italian fortified camp held by the Maletti Group, the armoured force of the 10th Army, was overrun by British and Indian troops. The attack was the opening engagement of Operation Compass a British raid which, if successful, would be followed up to try to expel the Italians from Egypt. Italy had declared war on France and Britain on 10 June and in the Italian invasion of Egypt (Operazione E) from 9–16 September 1940, the Italian 10th Army had reached Sidi Barrani and dug in to await the completion of the Via della Vittoria, an extension of the Via Balbia, being built from the frontier; the Maletti Group garrisoned a camp at Nibeiwa,12 mi (19 km) south of the port of Sidi Barrani.

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  • Attack on Nibeiwa (en)
  • Attaque sur Nibeiwa (fr)
  • Battaglia di Nibeiwa (it)
  • 니베이와 전투 (ko)
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  • 니베이와 전투는 1940년 12월 9일 제2차 세계 대전의 서부 사막 전역에서 일어난 전투이다. 이 전투는 이집트 니베이와(Nibeiwa) 인근에서 영국군과 이탈리아군이 맞붙은 전투였다. 영국군이 전투에서 승리하면서 이탈리아가 점령했던 이집트를 탈환했다. (ko)
  • La battaglia di Nibeiwa fu combattuta la mattina del 9 dicembre 1940 tra le truppe italiane e quelle britanniche; la battaglia segna la fase iniziale dell'Operazione Compass, l'offensiva britannica contro le truppe italiane penetrate in Egitto dalla Libia. (it)
  • The Attack on Nibeiwa took place on 9 December 1940 near Nibeiwa, Egypt, when the Italian fortified camp held by the Maletti Group, the armoured force of the 10th Army, was overrun by British and Indian troops. The attack was the opening engagement of Operation Compass a British raid which, if successful, would be followed up to try to expel the Italians from Egypt. Italy had declared war on France and Britain on 10 June and in the Italian invasion of Egypt (Operazione E) from 9–16 September 1940, the Italian 10th Army had reached Sidi Barrani and dug in to await the completion of the Via della Vittoria, an extension of the Via Balbia, being built from the frontier; the Maletti Group garrisoned a camp at Nibeiwa,12 mi (19 km) south of the port of Sidi Barrani. (en)
  • L'attaque de Nibeiwa a eu lieu le 9 décembre 1940 près de Nibeiwa, en Égypte, lorsque le camp fortifié italien tenu par le Groupe Maletti du général du même nom, la force blindée de la 10e armée, a été envahi par les troupes britanniques et indiennes. L'attaque était l'engagement d'ouverture de l'opération Compass, un raid britannique qui, en cas de succès, serait poursuivi pour tenter d'expulser les Italiens d'Égypte. L'Italie avait déclaré la guerre à la France et à la Grande-Bretagne le 10 juin et lors de l'invasion italienne de l'Égypte (Operazione E) du 9–16 septembre 1940, la 10e armée italienne avait atteint Sidi Barrani et s'était retranchée pour attendre l'achèvement de la Via della Vittoria, une extension de la Via Balbia, en cours de construction à partir de la frontière ; le gr (fr)
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  • Attack on Nibeiwa (en)
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