Bir Hakeim rescue
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Description
The Bir Hakeim rescue was a British raid in Italian Cyrenaica on 17 March 1916 to recover prisoners of war held by the Senussi. Following the capture of Sollum on 14 March the British discovered evidence that the prisoners, survivors from two ships sunk by a German U-boat, were being held at the Bir Hakeim oasis, about 99 mi (160 km) to the west.
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