Fort Capuzzo
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fort-capuzzo-267-12456599
title:
Fort Capuzzo
text:
Fort Capuzzo was a fort in the colony of Italian Libya, near the Libya–Egypt border, next to the Italian Frontier Wire. The Litoranea Balbo ran south from Bardia to Fort Capuzzo, 8 mi (13 km) inland, west of Sollum, then east across the Egyptian frontier to the port over the coastal escarpment. The fort was built during the Italian colonial repression of Senussi resistance in the Second Italo-Senussi War (1923–1931), as part of a barrier on the Libya–Egypt and Libya–Sudan borders. The Frontier W
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description:
WWII-era fort near Sollum, Italian Libya
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Capuzzo
date created:
date modified:
2024-04-20T03:14:07Z
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fields total:
13
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15