gunsandposes:

The Fort Kept Changing Hands &mdash; June 17, 1940. On this day in history, the British Army&rsquo;s 11th Hussars captured the Italian-held Fort Capuzzo in Libya. A few days later, the Italians retook the fortress in a counterattack. In December 1940, the Allies regained the fort during Operation Compass. Then Rommel-led Axis forces took it back in April 1941. Then again in May, Fort Capuzzo briefly changed hands during Operation Brevity but remained under German-Italian control following the battle. In November 1941, forces of New Zealand recaptured the fort during Operation Crusader. Yet again, Axis forces retook the fort after the Battle of Gazala. It finally (FINALLY!) came under Allied possession in the aftermath of the Second Battle of El Alamein.
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