Six Days Run

El Alamein, mid-August 1942 ? With British reinforcements on the way, Rommel knows waiting is no longer an option. His plan is to concentrate his entire mobile forces on the southern flank of the enemy, between Qaret el Abd and …

1942-08-30

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El Alamein, mid-August 1942 ? With British reinforcements on the way, Rommel knows waiting is no longer an option. His plan is to concentrate his entire mobile forces on the southern flank of the enemy, between Qaret el Abd and Qaret el Himeimat, breaking through on Alam el Halfa ridge at dawn before turning North toward the Mediterranée to encircle the Eighth Army. During the night of August 30, PanzerArmee Afrika gets rolling but soon finds itself bogged down in the minefields. At sunrise, the RAF takes to the skies, strafing Rommel's columns. The surprise effect is gone, and the British Armoured Brigades soon go on the prowl, blocking every one of Rommel's attempts to break through. On September 4, the six days race ends, with Alexandria and the Suez Canal still safe from Germans hands.

Alam el Halfa, Egypt

The Battle of Alam el Halfa took place between 30 August and 5 September 1942 south of El Alamein during the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World War. Panzerarmee Afrika, attempted an envelopment of the British Eighth Army. In Unternehmen Brandung, the last big Axis offensive of the Western Desert Campaign, Rommel intended to defeat the Eighth Army before Allied reinforcements arrived.

Wikipedia: Battle of Alam el Halfa

German/Italian

British

Game Type: Breakthrough

Board Type: Desert

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