Seventh and Three Enemiesthe Story of Ww2 and the 7th Queen's Own Hussars

The first of the three enemies referred to in the title of this history of the 7th Queen s Own Hussars in the Second World War were the Italians, against whom they were deployed in north-west Africa in June 1940. Their first action was the capture of Fort Capuzzo and Maddalena. In January 1941 the 7th took part in the battles of Bardia and Sidi Barrani and the attack on the port of Tobruk. The destruction of the Italians was completed at Beda Fomm when the 7th fought continuously for 36 hours, helping in the capture of 20,000 prisoners and 112 tanks. The second enemy was Rommels Afrika Korps which began to push back the Allies into Egypt.