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Second Battle of Bir el Gubi

Second Battle of Bir el Gubi was a battle fought on 4 December 1941 in what is now Libya; it lasted 3 days. It was part of Operation Crusader. The recorded result: Axis victory.

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Members of the "Giovani Fascisti" Division operating a Mod. 35 (81 mm) mortar in North Africa.
Members of the "Giovani Fascisti" Division operating a Mod. 35 (81 mm) mortar in North Africa.. Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought4 December 1941lasted 3 days
WhereLibya31.537N, 24.031E
OutcomeAxis victory
BelligerentsUnited KingdomagainstKingdom of Italy; Nazi Germany
Part ofOperation Crusader1941

Where it sits in Operation Crusader

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Record

Date4 December 1941
to 7 December 1941
PlaceLibya
31.537N, 24.031E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Second Battle of Bir el GubiSecond Battle of Bir el GubiFirst Battle of Bir el GubiPoint 175Battle of Bir HakeimBattle at Bir el HarmatSiege of TobrukPoint 175Siege of TobrukSalum100 km31.537N, 24.031E
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Second Battle of Bir el Gubi 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 Q3636347, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Action at Bir el Gubi (December 1941), revision 1385694296, 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.