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Tobruk 1941. Rommel's opening move

By David Chandler , Jim Laurier , John Latimer

Book information

Publisher
Osprey Publishing Ltd
Year
2001
ISBN
1841760927
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
6 MB (6179445 bytes)
Series
Osprey Campaign 80
Pages
\100
Time added
2017-03-02 22:45:16

Description

In March 1941, with Wavells British troops having routed the Italians from Cyrenaica. General Erwin Rommel amived in Tripoli to command the Deutsches Africakorps. Over the next two years the Afrikakorps and its commander would become legendary. In his first offensive, Rommel swept across the desert, driving the British back to the Egyptian frontier and capturing much of the 2nd Armoured Division in the process. One thom remained in his side - the vital port of Tobruk continued to resist, If it could hold out Rommels offensive might be halted. Wavell instructed General Morshead and his garrison of 30,000 determined Australians to hold at all cost. The scene was set for one of the epic struggles of the desert war.

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