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Battle of Kufra

Battle of Kufra was a battle fought on 31 January 1941 at Kufra, in what is now Libya; it lasted 29 days. It was part of the Mediterranean and Middle East Theater of World War II, which ran from 1940 to 1945. The recorded result: Allied victory.

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Fought31 January 1941lasted 29 days
WhereKufra, Libya24.183N, 23.283E
OutcomeAllied victory
BelligerentsFree France; United KingdomagainstKingdom of Italy; Italian Libya
Casualties and losses4 killed; 21 woundedand3 killed; 4 wounded; 282 captured; 3 aircraft destroyed
Part ofMediterranean and Middle East Theater of World War II1940 to 1945

Where it sits in the Mediterranean and Middle East Theater of World War II

Battle of the Espero Convoy, 1940Battle of Cape Spada, 1940Battle of Cape Passero, 1940Battle of Sidi Barrani, 1940Siege of Giarabub, 1940Battle of Kufra, 1941Operation Sonnenblume, 1941Battle of Cape Matapan, 1941Siege of Tobruk, 1941Battle of the Tarigo Convoy, 1941Battle of the Duisburg Convoy, 1941Battle of Cape Bon, 1941First Battle of Sirte, 1941Raid on Alexandria, 1941Second Battle of Sirte, 1942Battle of Gazala, 1942Battle of Bir Hakeim, 1942Axis capture of Tobruk, 1942Battle of Mersa Matruh, 1942Battle of Alam el Halfa, 1942Battle of Skerki Bank, 1942Battle of the Gulf of Gabes, 1943Battle of the Cigno Convoy, 1943Battle of Enfidaville, 1943Battle of the Campobasso Convoy, 1943Battle of Rhodes, 1943Battle of Leros, 1943Battle of Kos, 1943Action of 1 November 1944, 1944Battle of Ist, 1944Raid on Santorini, 1944Battle of Port Cros, 1944Battle of La Ciotat, 1944Battle of the Ligurian Sea, 194519401945Battle of Kufra, 1941
34 placed engagements of the Mediterranean and Middle East Theater of World War II in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date31 January 1941
to 1 March 1941
PlaceKufra, Libya
24.183N, 23.283E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Strength1 FFF Battalion (350 men); 1 LRDG (76 men); 60 trucks2 Italian Askari Company (310 men); 1 Auto-Saharan Company (120 men); 20 trucks; 4 aircraft
Casualties and losses4 killed; 21 wounded3 killed; 4 wounded; 282 captured; 3 aircraft destroyed
Commanders
Battle of KufraBattle of Kufra100 km24.183N, 23.283E
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Battle of Kufra is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 57 in present-day Libya.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2616448, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Capture of Kufra, revision 1370608968, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.