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Title
The Fall of Tobruk
Description
On June 20, Rommel launched the final attack against Tobruk, using the same plan as the year before. After heavy bombing and an artillery barrage, the assault was launched at 0630. In the attack sector of the 21.Panzer Division, the …
Subject
Publisher
Date
1942-06-20
Scenario#
20388
Scenario Description
On June 20, Rommel launched the final attack against Tobruk, using the same plan as the year before. After heavy bombing and an artillery barrage, the assault was launched at 0630. In the attack sector of the 21.Panzer Division, the Pionier Bataillon 200 opened pathways in the British minefield and filled in the anti-tank ditch. This allowed the German tanks and motorized infantry to break through the perimeter while the 88mm guns fired on the bunkers defended by Indian soldiers of 2/5 Mahratta battalion. At 1000 hours, the Resistance of the Indian battalion was over and the German tanks could advance towards "King's Cross". Nothing could stop the fall of Tobruk.
Location
Tobruk, Libya
Battle Narrative
The Axis capture of Tobruk, also known as the Fall of Tobruk and the Second Battle of Tobruk was part of the Western Desert Campaign in Libya during the Second World War. The battle was fought by Panzer Army Africa a German–Italian (Axis) military force in north Africa, which included the Afrika Korps, led by Generalleutnant Erwin Rommel) and forces from the United Kingdom, India, South Africa and Allied contingents in the British Eighth Army.
Narrative Source
Combatants
German
British
Additional Information
Game Type: Standard
Board Type: Desert
Website Access: Available

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