Sidi Barrani

Sidi Barrani is a village in Egypt, ~95km from the border with Libya, and ~240km from Tobruk. Sidi Barrani is often mentioned to denote the extent of the initial Italian invasion into Egypt, from Libya, and the Italian Tenth Army would build a series of forts in the vicinity of Sidi Barrani.

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