Fort Capuzzo in Libya | NZHistory, New Zealand history online (original) (raw)

New Zealand soldiers stand in front the battle-scarred Fort Capuzzo in Libya, circa December 1941. The Italian frontier fort had fallen to the New Zealand Division on 22 November during the initial stages of Operation Crusader.

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Alexander Turnbull Library
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