Western Desert campaign (1942)

Western Desert campaign (|||||| Libyan Arab Force||||| vs ||) took place in 1942 during North African campaign.

Battle facts

• Year: 1942
• Era: Modern
• Conflict: North African campaign
• Side A: |||||| Libyan Arab Force|||||
• Side B: ||
• Commanders (A): Archibald Wavell|Claude Auchinleck|Harold Alexander|Alan Cunningham|Neil Ritchie|Bernard Montgomery
• Commanders (B): Ugo Cavallero|Italo Balbo|Rodolfo Graziani|Italo Gariboldi|Ettore Bastico|Curio Barbasetti|Albert Kesselring|Erwin Rommel|Georg Stumme
• Casualties: North Africa|220,000|35,476 killed (|||||| Libyan Arab Force|||||), North Africa|620,000|32,342 killed (||)
• Outcome: Allied victory
• Coordinates: 30.833°, 28.950°

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