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Operation Agincourt
Part of North Africa Campaign of World War II

HMS Victoria Firing her main guns during the assault on Alexandria.
DateJuly 26th – October 2nd, 1941
Location
Result Allied Victory
Belligerents
 United Kingdom
*  Egypt
*  Canada
*  Australia
*  India
*  New Zealand
*  South Africa
 Greece
 Norway
 Italy
 Vichy France
Commanders and leaders
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Harold Alexander
* United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland William Platt (ANZAC Forces)
* Kingdom of Egypt Jamal Ibn Yusuf
* British Raj Jayanto Nath Chaudhuri
* Canada Charles Foulkes
Kingdom of Greece Constantin Papadopoulos
Vichy France Alphonse Juin
Kingdom of Italy Paolo Bavo-Beccaris
Strength
Land:
315,000 men
257 Tanks
700 Aircraft
Sea:
2 Battleships
1 Battlecruiser
16 Cruisers
38 Destroyers
Land:
184,000 men
183 Tanks
Sea:
14 Destroyers
8 Submarines
Casualties and losses
Men:
24,000 Killed, Wounded, or Missing
Material:
38 Tanks Destroyed
41 Aircraft Shot Down
1 Battlecruiser Severely Damaged
Men:
53,000 Killed, Wounded, or Missing
97,000 Surrendered
Material:
143 Tanks Destroyed
71 Aircraft Shot Down
4 Destroyers Sunk
4 Submarines Sunk