Bardia
Bardia
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Bardia,seaport in the Butnan District of eastern Libya, located near the border with Egypt. It is also occasionally called Bórdi Slemán.[3]
History
In Roman times the town was known as Petras Maior.[4]
During
Senussi Campaign.[5]
During
Australian 6th Division in fighting over 3–5 January 1941 at the Battle of Bardia
.
The
South African 2nd Infantry Division, led by 1st Battalion, Royal Durban Light Infantry,[9] supported by the New Zealand Divisional Cavalry Regiment[10] and also the South African 2nd Anti-Aircraft Brigade (Light Anti-Aircraft).[11] The South Africans lost approximately 160 men,[9] and the operation freed about 1,150[9] Allied prisoners of war (including 650 New Zealanders) and took some 8,500 Axis prisoners (German and Italian).[12]: 149–168 [9]
Bardia again changed hands in June 1942, being re-occupied by Axis forces for a third time, but was abandoned without contest in November following the Allied victory at El Alamein.[10]
Bardia is the location of the Bardia Mural, finished in 1942.[13]
References
- ^ Bardīyah (Approved)) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- ^ "Bardiyah". Columbia Encyclopedia (6th ed.). Columbia University Press. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023 – via Encyclopedia.com.
- ^ Bórdi Slemán (Variant) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- ISBN 978-1-59114-379-6
- ISBN 3-8004-1437-6.
- ISBN 0-8094-6983-9
- ^ "HMAS Sydney Memorial: Lost with All Hands". Archived from the original on 2015-04-27.
- ISBN 978-1-59114-119-8.
- ^ a b c d U.S. War Department, WWII (25 July 1942). "The British Capture of Bardia (December 1941 – January 1942): A Successful Infantry-Tank Attack". Lone Sentry. Washington, DC: Military Intelligence Service, Information Bulletin No. 21. p. MID 461. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
- ^ a b "Battle of Bardia". Australian Military Units. Australian War Memorial. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ^ Personal account of battle by Ron Myburgh's (as yet unpublished) memoirs.
- ^ Loughman, R. J. M. (1963). "Chapter 9: The Capture of Bardia". Divisional Cavalry. Wellington, New Zealand: War History Branch, New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs. Archived from the original on 2012-02-13.
- ^ Simmonds, Donald "Bardiyah (Bardia) Masterpiece" Archived 2008-11-19 at the Wayback Machine
Further reading
- Agar-Hamilton, J. A. I.; Turner, L. C. F. (1957). The Sidi Rezegh Battles, 1941. Cape Town: Oxford University Press.
- Stevens, William George (Major General) (1962). Bardia to Enfidaville. Official history of New Zealand in the Second World War, 1939-45. Wellington, New Zealand: War History Branch, New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs. OCLC 4377202. - history of New Zealand troops in North Africa in World War II
External links
Media related to Bardia at Wikimedia Commons
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