GENERAL EISENHOWER, GENERAL BRADLEY, MAJOR-GENERAL PATTON AND LIEUTENANT-GENERAL WALKER VISIT OHRDRUF CONCENTRATION CAMP, GERMANY, 13 APRIL 1945; LIBERATED CONCENTRATION CAMP AT NORDHAUSEN, GERMANY, 12 APRIL 1945; MASS BURIALS OF FORCED LABOUR VICTIMS AT NORDHAUSEN CONCENTRATION CAMP, GERMANY, 13 APRIL 1945; LIBERATED CONCENTRATION CAMP AT ARNSTADT, GERMANY, 14 APRIL 1945 [Allocated Title]

When Italy declared war on 10 June 1940, the Italian Army in Libya threatened the vital Suez Canal in British-occupied Egypt. Italian forces attacked Egypt on 13 September. General O’Connor’s Western Desert Force was outnumbered, but his commander-in-chief, General Wavell, ordered a surprise attack at Sidi Barrani three days later.