ATROCITIES AT SCAFATI, NEAR POMPEII, ITALY; ADVANCE OF US TROOPS ON PRATELLA AND PRATA SANITA, ITALY; BRITISH TROOPS ENTER BELGIUM NEAR BRUSSELS; GERMAN CONCENTRATION CAMP AT VUGHT, THE NETHERLANDS; CAPTURE OF CELLE, NORTH EAST OF HANOVER, GERMANY; STARVING INTERNEES AT BELSEN CONCENTRATION CAMP, GERMANY [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.