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Combeforce or Combe Force was an ad hoc flying column of the British Army during the Second World War, commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel John Combe. It comprised parts of the 7th Armoured Division (Major-General Sir Michael O'Moore Creagh) of the Western Desert Force. The rapid British advance during Operation Compass (9 December 1940 – 9 February 1941) forced the Italian 10th Army (10ª Armata) to evacuate Cyrenaica, the eastern province of Libya. In late January, the British learned that the Italians were retreating from Benghazi, along the coast road (the Litoranea Balbo recently renamed the Via Balbia after the death of Italo Balbo, the Governor General of Libya). The 7th Armoured Division was dispatched to intercept the remnants of the 10th Army by moving through the desert, south of the

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  • Combeforce or Combe Force was an ad hoc flying column of the British Army during the Second World War, commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel John Combe. It comprised parts of the 7th Armoured Division (Major-General Sir Michael O'Moore Creagh) of the Western Desert Force. The rapid British advance during Operation Compass (9 December 1940 – 9 February 1941) forced the Italian 10th Army (10ª Armata) to evacuate Cyrenaica, the eastern province of Libya. In late January, the British learned that the Italians were retreating from Benghazi, along the coast road (the Litoranea Balbo recently renamed the Via Balbia after the death of Italo Balbo, the Governor General of Libya). The 7th Armoured Division was dispatched to intercept the remnants of the 10th Army by moving through the desert, south of the (en)
  • La Combeforce ou Combe Force est une unité militaire terrestre indépendante de l'armée britannique pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, commandée par le lieutenant-colonel John Combe. Elle incorporait des hommes de la 7e division blindée (major-général Michael O'Moore Creagh) de la Western Desert Force. L'avancée rapide des Britanniques lors de l'opération Compass (9 décembre 1940 - 9 février 1941) força la 10e armée italienne à évacuer la Cyrénaïque, la province orientale de la Libye. Fin janvier, les Britanniques apprirent le retrait des Italiens de Benghazi, le long de la route côtière (la Litoranea Balbo récemment rebaptisé Via Balbia après la mort d'Italo Balbo, gouverneur général de Libye). La 7e division blindée fut envoyée pour intercepter les restes de la 10e armée en se déplaçant (fr)
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