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Title
Raid on Barce
Description
To interrupt Rommel's lines of communication and hamper his anticipated offensive against El Alamein, a number of raids were ordered on key locations to the Axis' rear. The New Zealanders and Guards patrols were sent onto Barce. After traveling 100 …
Subject
Publisher
Date
1942-09-13
Scenario#
6336
Scenario Description
To interrupt Rommel's lines of communication and hamper his anticipated offensive against El Alamein, a number of raids were ordered on key locations to the Axis' rear. The New Zealanders and Guards patrols were sent onto Barce. After traveling 100 miles, they were in position on September 13th. The New Zealanders attacked the town while the Guards launched an assault on the barracks and the Italian supply depot. Tanks were called to stop the carnage but to no avail: the hit-and-run forces rendezvoused outside Barce and escaped, leaving burning aircraft and destroyed supplies in their wake.
Location
Barce, Libya
Battle Name
Battle Narrative
Operation Caravan was a subsidiary of Operation Agreement under which four simultaneous raids were carried out against important Axis Lines of Communication positions in September 1942. The operations were against Tobruk (Agreement), Benghazi (Bigamy), Jalo oasis (Nicety) and Barce (Caravan). Caravan was the only successful operation of the group. As well as aiding in some of the operations, the Long Range Desert Group was to carry out the attack on the Italians at Barce, particularly the airfield there. To reach Barce, the force travelled 1,155 miles (1,859 km). One part of the force attacked the airfield claiming 35 aircraft destroyed, the other attacked the barracks.
Narrative Source
Combatants
Italian
British
Additional Information
Game Type: Standard
Board Type: Desert
Website Access: Classified

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