Briggs' Plan was a military plan devised by British General Sir Harold Briggs shortly after his appointment in 1950 as Director of Operations in the anti-communist war in Malaya.
Harold Rawdon Briggs, Director of Operations for the British Army in Malaya 1950–1951
The force then continued southwards and fought its way to the defences of Keren.
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Operating independently from the main force, Briggsforce advanced from Sudan and, under the direct orders of Lieutenant-General William Platt, entered Eritrea from the north through the border town of Karora.
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Briggs's brigade took part in Eighth Army's advance to and through the Axis defensive line at Gazala, ending the year at Benghazi.
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