Nickforce was the name of an improvised formation of the British First Army in the Tunisian Campaign of World War II  was hastily formed from elements of the British 6th Armoured Division for the defence of Thala, during the latter stages of the Battle of Kasserine Pass that took place in what year?
Nickforce Nickforce was an improvised formation of the British First Army in the Tunisian Campaign of World War II. It was hastily formed from elements of the British 6th Armoured Division on 14 February 1943, for the defence of Thala, during the latter stages of the Battle of Kasserine Pass. It took its name from the commanding officer, Brigadier Cameron Nicholson. In desperate fighting, the force successfully blocked a "Kampfgruppe" of the 10th Panzer Division, under the direct control of "Generalfeldmarschall" Erwin Rommel, on 21 and 22 February.
Italian invasion of Egypt The Italian invasion of Egypt ("Operazione E") was an Italian offensive against British, Commonwealth and Free French forces during the Western Desert Campaign (1940–1943) of the Second World War. The goal of the offensive was to seize the Suez Canal; the Italian forces in Libya would have to advance along the coast, across northern Egypt to the canal. After numerous delays, the aim of the offensive was reduced to an advance into Egypt, as far as Sidi Barrani and attacks on any British forces in the area.