Operation Compass

[The Crusty Colonel]

My latest video is Operation Compass - 9 Dec 1940 - in 2mm using Rommel rules.

OP Compass was the first large-scale operation by British forces in North Africa. The Western Desert Force (WDF) conducted a ‘five-day raid’ against the Italian 10th Army.

Over the next two months, the Italians lost 138,000 prisoners, hundreds of tanks, more than a thousand guns and many aircraft. However, further exploitation by the WDF was impossible due to worn out vehicles and a diversion of troops to other theatres.

This scenario is the first day’s attack on the Italian fortified positions south of Sidi Barrani by 4th Indian Division.

Check it out here: