Editing Fort Capuzzo (section)

{{Short description|WWII-era fort near Sollum, Italian Libya}}
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| conflict    = Fort Capuzzo/''Ridotta Capuzzo''
| partof      = [[Western Desert Campaign]] of the [[Second World War]]
| image       = File:BattleaxeContestedArea.svg
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| caption     = Map showing Fort Capuzzo
| date        = June 1940 – November 1942
| place       = near [[Sallum|Sollum]], [[Libya]]
| coordinates = {{Coord|31|34|51|N|25|03|08|E|display=inline,title}}
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'''Fort Capuzzo''' ({{langx|it|Ridotta Capuzzo}}) was a [[Fortification|fort]] in the colony of [[Italian Libya]], near the [[Egypt–Libya border|Libya–Egypt border]], next to the Italian [[Frontier Wire (Libya)|Frontier Wire]]. The {{lang|it|[[Libyan Coastal Highway|Litoranea Balbo]]}} ({{lang|it|Via Balbo}}) ran south from [[Bardia]] to Fort Capuzzo, {{cvt|8|mi}} inland, west of [[Sallum|Sollum]], then east across the Egyptian frontier to the port over the coastal escarpment. The fort was built during the Italian colonial repression of [[Senussi]] resistance in the [[Second Italo-Senussi War]] (1923–1931), as part of a barrier on the Libya–Egypt and [[Libya–Sudan border|Libya–Sudan]] borders.

The Frontier Wire and a line of forts including Fort Capuzzo were used to stop the Senussi from moving freely across the border. The fort had four crenellated walls enclosing a yard. Living quarters had been built around the edges and provided the base for border guards and Italian army armoured car patrols. A track ran south from the fort, just west of the frontier wire and the border, to [[Sidi Omar]], Fort Maddalena and [[Jaghbub, Libya|Giarabub]]. The fort changed hands several times during the [[Western Desert campaign]] (1940–1943) of the [[Second World War]].