Italian Tenth Army

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The Italian Tenth Army consisted of ten divisions when it attacked Egypt on September 13, 1940. Four infantry divisions and one armored group marched one hundred kilometers in four days and then stopped the offensive once they reached Sidi Barrani.

In Operation Compass, the Tenth Army was constantly pushed back into Libya. Many soldiers surrendered once the British troops had them encircled. At the battle of Beda Fomm, most of what was still left of the army was cut off by O'Connor's 7th Armoured Division. After a fierce battle the survivors surrendered meaning the end of the Tenth Army.