BATTLE OF BARDIA [Australian Soldiers vs Italian Hostiles]

The Battle of Bardia was one of the first Allied incursions into North Africa as part of Operation Compass, with the Australian 6th Division assaulting the fiercely-defended fortress and township of Bardia. It was a bloody and hard fought victory with over 30,000 enemy prisoners taken, and opened the path for the Allied campaign to advance into Libya through Cyrenaica.