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Benghazi Handicap
noun
(
slang
) The retreat of allied forces from Benghazi in North Africa in March 1941 during World War II ahead of German forces commanded by w:Erwin Rommel, Erwin Rommel.
http://www.australiansatwarfilmarchive.gov.au/aawfa/campaigns/Tobruk.html
Etymology:
Named for the great speed of the retreat;
handicap
is in the horse-racing sense.
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