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Hood in North Africa Main article: Campaign in Genius Products North Africa At the beginning of the war, Italy attacked the Anglo-French colonies in East Africa, failing miserably. Despite this defeat, Mussolini remained committed to seizing Egypt and the Middle East oil wells, so shipping to Egypt on September 13, 1940, a force of 200 thousand men from Libya, then an Italian colony . After moving less than 65 kilometers inside Egypt, the Italians are entrenched in a defensive line in Sidi Barrani. The British army made up of Australians and Indians do not spend 35 thousand men, but had a larger tank, which also were more advanced than the Italian armored. On December 8 the British tanks came from the weaknesses of the defensive line of Sidi Barrani and then isolate camp after camp, were destroyed (see Operation Compass). The Italian defeat was overwhelming, a general was killed and 38 thousand Italian soldiers surrendered, however, things net worth would get even worse for the army of Mussolini. The Italian withdrawal, completely disorganized, but I escaped to the west coast route to get away from the open desert south of the disputed ground private equity market tanks. General Archibald Percival Wavell took the southern route and near Beda Fomm short Italian withdrawal, capturing about 130 thousand Italians. The defeat devastated morale and Italian aid to Hitler asked Mussolini to expel the allied troops who could attack at any time and in Tunisia there jumping to Italy. Hitler responded by sending Erwin Rommel, later nicknamed the Desert Fox, and the V Panzer Regiment, which receive more reinforcements would be known as the Afrika Korps. When Rommel arrived in Africa was ordered to maintain the line. the acquisition of by However, the English Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill, underestimating the threat German troops retreat from Africa...