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The next stop was Derna, a small port 90 miles west of Tobruk on the Mediterranean.
The commander of Derna’s defenses was Lt.-Gen. Annibale Bergonzoli who had escaped, first from Sidi Barrani to Bardia, then to Tobruk, and now to Derna.
Because of his beard, Gen. Bergonzoli was known as “Barba Elettrica” (“Electric Beard”). Barba Elettrica had commanded the Littorio Division in the Spanish Civil War, and in the recent invasion of Egypt, was commander of the XXIII Corps.
At the time, Derna had a population of about 10,000. Today, its population tops 100,000. The city is located at the eastern end of Jebel Akhdar (“Green Mountain”), making it the rare forested area in Libya. There has been a city at that site for more than 2,000 years. ....

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