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Operation Compass 1940-1941

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The Battle for Bardia - Western Desert 1941

Operation Compass ran from December 1940 to February 1941. The Battle for Bardia saw the British defeat a numerically superior Axis force in a strongly fortified position with a combined infantry and tank force supported by the Royal Artillery and Royal Navy. The battle lasted from the 3rd to the 5th January 1941. Approximately 40,000 prisoners were captured.

Operation Compass went on to be a complete success seeing the British advance from inside Egypt up through eastern Libya. Approximately 115,000 Italian prisoners were taken and a massive amount of Axis equipment captured or destroyed. Most importantly the port of Tobruk was captured on 22nd January 1941.

The kit is the Resicast 6 inch Howitzer, 26cwt on the MkIP carriage, that came out last year and the seated figure is from Sovereign and the standing chap from Resicast, who also helped out with the ammo stowage. The base is a re-cycled job that once held an SAS jeep.

The kit represents a 6 inch howitzer of 234 Battery, 68 Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery (TA) just arrived on the gun line on a cold desert morning prior to the start of the battle.

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About the Author

About Alan McNeilly (AlanL)
FROM: ENGLAND - EAST ANGLIA, UNITED KINGDOM

Greying slightly, but young at heart. I've been teaching adults off and on for most of my life. Left the services in 85 and first started modelling in about 87 for a few years. Then I had a long spell when I didn't build anything (too busy) and really just got started again during the summer of ...


Comments

Nice Dio Alan, the leather jackets look spot on! Regards, Paul
APR 27, 2013 - 03:28 AM
Hi Paul, Many thanks. I'd like to move it to a bigger base when I get around to doing a truck to tow it. Cheers Al
APR 27, 2013 - 04:01 AM