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Operation Brevity was a small offensive launched by Great Britain in North Africa during in May 1941. The attack aimed to gain territory as a launching point for Operation Battleaxe. After a day of fighting, the small British force withdrew to avoid large casualties being inflicted from a German counterattack. The operation, resulting in minor casualties on both sides, resulted in the capture of Halfaya Pass although the pass was recaptured by the Germans two weeks later. The armoured strike force for the operation was led by Brigadier William Gort

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  • Operation Brevity
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  • Operation Brevity was a small offensive launched by Great Britain in North Africa during in May 1941. The attack aimed to gain territory as a launching point for Operation Battleaxe. After a day of fighting, the small British force withdrew to avoid large casualties being inflicted from a German counterattack. The operation, resulting in minor casualties on both sides, resulted in the capture of Halfaya Pass although the pass was recaptured by the Germans two weeks later. The armoured strike force for the operation was led by Brigadier William Gort
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  • 3(xsd:integer)
  • 30(xsd:integer)
  • 53(xsd:integer)
  • Elements of several battalions
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  • the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World War frameless|upright=1.7|alt=A large scale coloured map showing the Egyptian-Libyan border area near the coast; dotted lines identify the border and frontier barbed wire fence while black dots represent important places and towns.|300px
Date
  • 1946-07-02(xsd:date)
  • --05-16
Commander
  • Archibald Wavell
  • Erwin Rommel
  • Maximilian von Herff
  • William Gott
Caption
  • The Egyptian and Libyan border area over which Operation Brevity was conducted.
Issue
  • 37638(xsd:integer)
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  • Supplement
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  • 3423(xsd:integer)
Casualties
  • 3(xsd:integer)
  • 5(xsd:integer)
  • 6(xsd:integer)
  • a206+ casualties
  • a605+ casualties
Result
  • Inconclusive
Notes
  • aMore detailed information is available in the 'Aftermath' section
combatant
  • Italy
Place
  • Egyptian and Libyan border area
Conflict
  • Operation Brevity
endpage
  • 3444(xsd:integer)
abstract
  • Operation Brevity was a small offensive launched by Great Britain in North Africa during in May 1941. The attack aimed to gain territory as a launching point for Operation Battleaxe. After a day of fighting, the small British force withdrew to avoid large casualties being inflicted from a German counterattack. The operation, resulting in minor casualties on both sides, resulted in the capture of Halfaya Pass although the pass was recaptured by the Germans two weeks later. The armoured strike force for the operation was led by Brigadier William Gort
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