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	Battles 1941
		During the battle a continual stream of prisoners came in, and all had to be hastily disarmed and sent off in the direction of the improvised "cage" guarded by a platoon of "C" Company, 2nd Rifle Brigade.
		However, there was no quick collapse and the Italians continued to press home their attacks, with tenacity and increasing desperation, especially as they had advantage of numbers and a large supply of ammunition.
		After the success at Beda Fomm, the British felt that they could hold the new front line without further reinforcements and in fact they even considered an advance to Tripoli, thereby securing the Libyan shore, but the arrival of Rommel put a stop to the latter.
	www.btinternet.com /~ian.a.paterson/battles1941.htm (22589 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Beda Fomm
		Beda Fomm is a small coastal town in southwestern Cyrenaica, Libya located between the much larger port city Bengazi to its north and the larger town of El Agheila further to the southwest.
		Beda Fomm is known mainly for being the site of the final engagement of Operation Compass in World War II.
		In late January 1941, the British learned that the Italians, fearing the British advance (Operation Compass) were evacuating Cyrenaica by way of Beda Fomm; The British 7th Armoured Division was dispatched to intercept the Italian army.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Beda_Fomm (324 words)

	Operation Compass Part Two
		Caunter believed the critical point would be Beda Fomm but Creagh refused to release 7th Arm'd Bde as it constituted his only armoured reserve but this would prevent Caunter (who was on the spot) from communicating with them directly and integrate them properly into the battle.
		In the final battle for Beda Fomm, the Allies captured over 25,000 prisoners, 216 guns, 1,500 wheeled vehicles and 100 tanks (enough of which were serviceable to re-equip 6th RTR).
		At Beda Fomm, the British had barely enough fuel and ammunition to hold off the piecemeal Italian attacks — had the Italians launched better coordinated attacks or held out a little longer then the supply situation would have become unbearable for a system that was starting to collapse under the strain as it was.
	www.historyofwar.org /articles/battles_compass2.html (3475 words)

	British 7th Armoured Division
		Most of the unit's troops had already been deployed for 2 years by 1940 and it could take as long as three months for mail to arrive.
		During the 1941 Italian retreat, WDF commander Major-General O'Connor ordered the Desert Rats to travel south of the Jebel Akhdar and cut off the Italian forces at Beda Fomm[?], while Australian forces continued to push the Italians west.
		As the tanks were unable to travel fast enough, the maneuver was led by a brigade of armoured cars[?], towed artillery, and infantry, which completed the trip in 30 hours, cutting off the Italian retreat and effectively destroying the Italian Tenth Army[?].
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/br/British_7th_Armoured_Division.html (173 words)

	Beda Fomm (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Beda Fomm is a small coastal town in southwestern Cyrenaica, Libya located between the much larger port city Bengazi to its north and the larger town of El Agheila further to the southwest.
		Beda Fomm is known mainly for being the site of the final engagement of Operation Compass in World War II.
		Halfway to their destination, it was evident that the entire division together was too slow so a 'flying column' was sent on a direct route across the desert.
	en.askmore.net /Beda_Fomm.htm (298 words)

	Second World War Books: Review
		They were sent forward to Beda Fomm to be outfitted with the serviceable M13 tanks that had been abandoned by the Italians.
		On 4 March, B Squadron personnel left to move forward to Beda Fomm and arrived on 6 March.
		A Squadron had received their M13 tanks at Beda Fomm and held a trial shoot on 7 March.
	www.sonic.net /~bstone/archives/980419.shtml (865 words)

	The Desert War
		Pursued by Australian infantry and British tanks they were cut off at Beda Fomm and defeated.
		The head of the Italian column was now in difficulty fifteen miles to the south, and although the Italians fought their tanks with determination they were unable to stave off disaster.
		The victory at Beda Fomm should have finished the war in North Africa but Hitler, anxious to bolster his ally Mussolini, created an Africa Corps, which was hastily dispatched to Tripoli.
	website.lineone.net /~bmwells/desert.htm (549 words)

	The GDW Series 120 Games
		The battle of Beda Fomm took place during the British Army's first major North African offensive of World War II.
		At this time, the legendary Afrika Korps let by Erwin Rommel had not yet been sent to Africa, so the Italians were on their own.
		There, near a tiny village named Beda Fomm, a small detachment of British troops managed to cut off the Italian's escape route...
	users.rcn.com /angriff/series120/series_120_index.htm (896 words)

	Second World War Books: Review
		They were sent forward to Beda Fomm to be outfitted with the serviceable M13 tanks that had been abandoned by the Italians.
		On 4 March, B Squadron personnel left to move forward to Beda Fomm and arrived on 6 March.
		A Squadron had received their M13 tanks at Beda Fomm and held a trial shoot on 7 March.
	stonebooks.com /archives/980419.shtml (865 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The Battle of Beda Fomm was a catastrophic Italian defeat at the hands of the British during the North African Campaign.
		The battle took place near Beda Fomm, 190 km south of Benghazi on the Libyan coast road.
		Elements of the British 7th Armoured Division had cut across the desert and set up a road block in which the retreating 10th Italian Army was ambushed.
	users.skynet.be /panzie/wo/history/1941.html (2946 words)

	CC 9 Recruit Nick at 100% (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		And where are the towed AT Beda Fomm and Defending Tobruk are great experience-gathering scenarios for AT's, which you will need later on at Alam Halfa...
		The problems I have at Beda Fomm is mainly to re-supply the forces in the North.
		Beda M/I ; OQF 25 Pdr [A] (Universal Carrier) ; 1 bars ; 174 exp. ; Influence ; 11 str.
	p092.ezboard.com /fjpspanzersfrm51.showMessage?topicID=51.topic (10533 words)

	Amazon.com: Beda Fomm (Ballantine's illustrated history of the violent century. Battle book): Books: Kenneth Macksey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Amazon.com: Beda Fomm (Ballantine's illustrated history of the violent century.
		Beda Fomm (Ballantine's illustrated history of the violent century.
		Beda Fomm refers to the final battle of the British 1940-41 Operation Compass carried out by The Western Desert Force later re-named XIII Corps commanded by Lt.Gen Richard O'Connor.
	www.amazon.com /Ballantines-illustrated-history-violent-century/dp/0345024346 (771 words)

	MagWeb Europa: WWII North Africa: British vs. Italians: 57 Military History and Product Magazines
		Meanwhile, the overworked and exhausted 7th Armoured would cut across the desert tracks south of Benghazi to a hamlet called Beda Fomm, and cut off the retreating Italian 10th Army in a classic ambush.
		At dawn on the 5th, the 4th Armoured Brigade moved towards Beda Fomm behind Combeforce, clearing the 40-mile journey by 4 p.m.
		Tasked with the breakout at Beda Fomm, Bergonzoli knew his 21st Corps was on its own.
	www.magweb.com /sample/seuropa/seu55daw.htm (9336 words)

	CRASH 29 - Desert Rats
		His subordinate, O'Conner came more unstuck still, after an over-tired staff driver got lost one night and led him straight into the clutches of a German patrol, resulting in a stay in a POW camp for the rest of the war.
		This era is covered over two scenarios, Operation Compass and Beda Fomm.
		Beda Fomm presents the British with the objective of capturing Benghazi and devastating the Italian Tenth Army while the Italians themselves must attempt to prevent this and control as much territory as possible.
	www.crashonline.org.uk /29/desertrats.htm (950 words)

	Battle fo Beda Fomm, David Rowlands
		The Battle of Beda Fomm in historical military art print by David Rowlands.
		Military print of tanks at the battle of Beda Fomm during the Second World War.
		The Battle of Beda Fomm by David Rowlands.
	www.military-art.com /dhm341.htm (260 words)

	SIXTY YEARS AGO: Dateline Early 1942 - North African Theater of Operations
		They established an outpost some sixty miles inside Egypt that was to hold until December, when British General Sir Archibald Wavell launched a counter-offensive that would drive the Italians back some 400 miles to Beda Fomm.
		Unfortunately, at this same time, the Allied troops in Egypt were being thinned in order to try and stem the German tide in Athens.
		Beginning on 24 March 1941, the British, were routed from Beda Fomm.
	www.american-partisan.com /cols/2002/ww2/qtr1/0318.htm (1131 words)

	BBC - WW2 People's War - A Disaster of WW2? Chapter 1
		We went on to stay that night in Bengazih, pounded all night by enemy air-raids, and continued in the morning through the desolation of Beda Fomm.
		The 3rd Hussars were equipped with worn-out British light tanks, and the 6th Tanks were still on the battlefield of Beda Fomm with the mechanics, salvaging the knocked out Italian armour, in order to use it themselves.
		The only infantry we had to cover an area the size of Wales was one newly arrived battalion of the Rifle Brigade, the Territorial "Tower Hamlets"; They had not even been acclimatized to the desert conditions, but the deficiencies in their training were fully compensated by their enthusiasm.
	www.bbc.co.uk /ww2peopleswar/stories/91/a6950991.shtml (1704 words)

	CC9 - Warwizard @ 100% (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Current scenario: Beda Fomm; VH prestige is 400; All hex prestige is 480
		The trick with Beda Fomm (and the northern vic hex) is to keep out of city and stay south of it.
		Since it was my first time at Beda Fomm, I didn't know it was unwise to enter the city.
	p092.ezboard.com /fjpspanzersfrm51.showMessage?topicID=46.topic (6953 words)

	Royal Australian Navy Gun Plot Scrap Iron Flotilla Libya
		Less spectacular than the mighty Fleet sweeps of the Mediterranean, or giant convoys to and from Malta and Gibraltar, were the actions fought off the hot, sandy escarpments of the North African coast.
		By February 1941 the Italians were a 'spent force' in the Middle East and following their defeat at Beda Fomm.
		He was held to account by a court of inquiry in Italy bust insisted that it was Mussolinis interference that was the major contributing factor to his defeat.
	www.gunplot.net /matapan/scrapironflott10.html (5663 words)

	Beda Fomm (Ballantine's illustrated history of the violent century. Battle book) by Kenneth Macksey - ...
		Beda Fomm (Ballantine's illustrated history of the violent century.
		Beda Fomm refers to the final battle of the British 1940-41 Operation Compass carried out by The Western Desert Force later re-named XIII Corps commanded by Lt.Gen Richard O'Connor.
		It was an operation that constituted an armoured advance of over 500 miles in seven weeks against an opponent - the Italian Army - which outnumbered the WDF by over 10:1!
	www.ebooknetworking.com /books_detail-0345024346.html (326 words)

	1939-1945 - La Segunda Guerra Mundial
		Beda Fomm: Operaciones del Ejército Italiano en Africa Occidental
		Beda Fomm: Operaciones del Imperio Británico y Commonwealth en Africa Occidental
		Beda Fomm - Mapas: (Se abren en una ventana independiente para tenerlos a la vista mientras se leen los artículos)
	www.de1939a1945.bravepages.com /casos/005bedafomm.htm (294 words)

	Games Depot
		General Wavell's "Operation Compass," against the Italian forces, is so successful that the enemy is completely routed from the battlefront.
		To avoid that, a special scratch force is put together by General O' Connor and hurriedly sent across the uncharted desert to block their escape.
		Arriving at a highway junction near the town of Beda Fomm, the first British units of Combeforce set up as armored reinforcments follow close behind.
	www.wargamer.com /gamesdepot/details.asp?sid=119 (122 words)

	Paintball News, Articles, Reviews, and More - 68Caliber.Com - THE Website for the Paintball Addict! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Control of the Beta Fomm was taken by the Axis with no fighting at first due to a navigational error by the Allied commander.
		Control of Beta Fomm and Antelat switched back and forth all day long as each sides troops were reorganized and inserted back into the game.
		With the full moon silhouetting the field, the fighting was fierce especially at Beta Fomm, which was a key position to have control of to complete missions.
	www.68caliber.com /eventcoverage/scenario/story041605.php (1366 words)

	Battle of El Alamein
		Battle of El Alamein, Battle of Beda Fomm and other battles during the desert campaign in North Africa showing British Mark V1B light tanks of the 3rd Hussars at Beda Fomm, crusader tanks and Lee Grant tanks during the battle for El Alamein and the Kidney Ridge action of the Royal Green Jackets.
		Victory at Beda Fomm by David Pentland British Vickers MKV1B Light tanks of the 3rd Hussars, 7th Armoured Division celebrate their part in the momentous victory over Italian forces in North Africa, February 1941.
		The raid was a major victory, especially for the newly acquired jeeps, which played an important part in the destruction of some 40 enemy aircraft for the loss of one man.
	www.world-wartwo.co.uk /desert.htm (966 words)

	Operation Compass & Wavell's 30,000 SPECIAL EDITION of Critical Hit Magazine
		The story is laid before you, from the Italian invasion of Egypt to the dramatic ambush at Beda Fomm in the pages of Critical Hit Magazine's OPERATION COMPASS and WAVELL'S 30,000 SPECIAL EDITION.
		The story ends at Sidi Saleh, near Beda Fomm on 7 February 1941.
		By 6:30AM, the Matildas of 7th RTR and the 2nd and 3rd Australian Battalions were moving through the breach and rolling up the perimeter flanks.
	www.criticalhit.com /BedaFomm.html (4862 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		BEDA FOMM - GDW Board Wargame The campaign against the Balkans in the Western desert Dec. 1940 - Jan t941 was the British army's first real success during WWII.
		For the loss of only 500 dead, they advanced 500 miles, destroyed an army of ten divisions and look more than 130,000 prisoners plus tons of equipment.
		The finale of this campaign was the battle of Beda Fomm, fought when a small British force look a short cut across the desert and blocked the coastal road ahead of the fleeing Italian army.
	www.grognard.com /reviews/bedafomm.txt (557 words)

	Friday, February 7, 1941
		Large-scale surrenders begin at Beda Fomm after the Italians have made fruitless attempts to break through to continue their retreat.
		Eventually about 25,000 more Italians will be taken, along with 200 guns and 120 tanks.
		Additional information and images are welcome through the feedback form found on the index.
	www.onwar.com /chrono/1941/feb41/07feb41.htm (173 words)

	Battle of El Alamein
		Battle of El Alamein, Battle of Beda Fomm and other battles during the desert campaign in North Africa showing British Mark V1B light tanks of the 3rd Hussars at Beda Fomm, crusader tanks and Lee Grant tanks during the battle for El Alamein and the Kidney Ridge action of the Royal Green Jackets.
		Victory at Beda Fomm by David Pentland British Vickers MKV1B Light tanks of the 3rd Hussars, 7th Armoured Division celebrate their part in the momentous victory over Italian forces in North Africa, February 1941.
		The raid was a major victory, especially for the newly acquired jeeps, which played an important part in the destruction of some 40 enemy aircraft for the loss of one man.
	www.second-world-war.com /desert_campaign.htm (932 words)

	British and Dutch (KNIL) Armoured Units in the Dutch East Indies, 1941-1942 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		On September 19, the new commanding officer, Lieut.-Colonel Owen Tudor, arrived from England with reinforcements; and on October 1, ‘B’ Squadron joined them from Egypt.
		Except during the brief reunion after the battle of Beda Fomm, this was the first time that the regiment had been together since they left England, more than a year before.
		An attack on Cyprus had been feared as a logical sequence to the German invasion of Crete, and the regiment became part of the mobile reserve to defend the beautiful island.
	www.geocities.com /dutcheastindies/british_armour.html (2435 words)

	The Unofficial Panzer Campaigns Home Page!
		This Addon uses a revised Alamein Map, some of the later built roads and Rail lines are corrected for 1940.
		Also the Add-on comtains an all new Beda Fomm Map area created by veteran Panzer Campaign Map maker Dave "Blackie" Blackburn.
		John Tiller and I considered the the Desert Panzer Campaigns we had so far and although it is difficult to say if Panzer Campiagns is done in Africa or not, we figured this map as an add-on would complete action West of the Cyrenaica.
	members.shaw.ca /gcsaunders/welcome.html (2232 words)

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