The Day of the Jackel........an assassination attempt against French Pres Charles De Gaulle.....like the airport in Paris named after him......movie....

North African Campaign

War

The North African Campaign of the Second World War took place in North Africa from 10 June 1940 to 13 May 1943. It included campaigns fought in the Libyan and Egyptian deserts and in Morocco and Algeria, as well as Tunisia. Wikipedia

Territorial changes: Italian Libya placed under British military administration

Dates: Jun 10, 1940 – May 16, 1943

Location: Italian Libya; Kingdom of Egypt; French Algeria / Tunisia / Morocco

Results: Fall of Italian Libya (Allied victory),