July 4, 1940. British Movietone News. On 11 June 1940, the day after Italy declared war on the Allies, the Italian forces stationed in Libya and the British and Commonwealth forces stationed in Egypt began a series of raids on each other. Among the more notable achievements of these raids were the capture of Fort Capuzzo by the British Army's 11th Hussars. On 12 June, sixty-three Italians were taken prisoner during a raid.
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