Editing Operation Compass (section)

===Maktila===

Unaware of the situation at the Tummars, Selby sent units to cut the western exits from Maktila but the 1st Libyan Division filtered through and escaped.{{sfn|Playfair|1957|p=269}} Selby Force followed up the retreat as the 1st Libyan Division moved the {{cvt|15|mi}} from Maktila to Sidi Barrani and drove part of the column into sand dunes north of the coast road. Cruiser tanks of the [[6th Royal Tank Regiment]] (6th RTR) arrived in a sandstorm and overran the Italians in the dunes at about {{nowrap|5:15 p.m.,}} then joined Selby Force to continue the pursuit. The Italian defenders were caught at Sidi Barrani, in a pocket {{cvt|10|by|5|mi}} backing on to the sea. When the British attacked again at dawn on 11 December, mass surrenders began everywhere, except at Point 90 where troops of the 2nd Libyan Division held out for a short time, after which {{nowrap|2,000 troops}} surrendered.{{sfn|Pitt|2001|p=114}}