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Captured by British forces from the Italians in 1941, it was then besieged by the newly arrived German [[Afrika Korps]]. British forces mounted [[Operation Compass]] to raise the siege in December 1941, but was then taken by an Axis surprise attack in June 1942, and held by them until November.
Captured by British forces from the Italians in 1941, it was then besieged by the newly arrived German [[Afrika Korps]]. British forces mounted [[Operation Compass]] to raise the siege in December 1941, but was then taken by an Axis surprise attack in June 1942, and held by them until November.
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[[category:World War II]]