Timeline of the North African Campaign

This is the timeline of the North African Campaign.

[edit] 1940

June 11:
- Italy declares war on the Allies.
- The Royal Air Force bombs airfields and petrol dumps in Italian East Africa and Libya.
- British armoured cars cross into Libya from Egypt and destroy several Italian trucks near Fort Capuzzo.
- Italy bombs Aden and Port Sudan.
June 12: RAF forces bomb Tobruk.
June 13: British forces capture Fort Capuzzo and La Maddalena. They destroy the guns and defenses before withdrawing back to Egypt.
June 14: Italians bomb Alexandria.
June 28: Marshal Italo Balbo, Governor-General of Libya, is shot down by friendly anti-aircraft fire.
July 1: Marshal Rodolfo Graziani replaces the deceased Balbo.
July 4:
- Italy again bombs Alexandria.
- Italy captures the British outposts of Kassala and Gallabat.
July 13: Italy attacks the British garrison at Moyale.
July 25: Italy bombs the British naval base at Alexandria and the base at Haifa.
August 2: Reports of Italy massing troops near Libyan border.
August 4: Italy invades British Somaliland, with about 25,000 troops it pushes the British back to Berbera.
August 5: Italian airforce raids Aden, Berbera, Burao and Zeila. Italy captures Zeila.
August 6: Italy reaches Odweina. Conflict against the British at Hargeisa and Tug Argan.

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