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Title
Fort Capuzzo
Description
After heavy fighting on June 15 by the British 4th Armor and 22nd Guard Brigade, they succeeded in capturing Fort Capuzzo and also quickly established a defensive position. A strong counter-attack by the 8th Panzer division, attempted in the early …
Subject
Publisher
Date
1941-06-16
Scenario#
20601
Scenario Description
After heavy fighting on June 15 by the British 4th Armor and 22nd Guard Brigade, they succeeded in capturing Fort Capuzzo and also quickly established a defensive position. A strong counter-attack by the 8th Panzer division, attempted in the early morning on June 16, was launched to recover the key position. The German attack was aggressive and looked like it could succeed, but ran into heavy British Resistance and had to deal with their own minefields from when they had controlled the fort. They fell short of their objective of taking back the fort and the Germans were finally forced to retire after heavy losses.
Location
Capuzzo, Libya
Battle Name
Battle Narrative
Operation Battleaxe was a British Army offensive during the Second World War to raise the Siege of Tobruk and re-capture eastern Cyrenaica from German and Italian forces. It was the first time during the war that a significant German force fought on the defensive. The British lost over half of their tanks on the first day and only one of three attacks succeeded.
Narrative Source
Combatants
German
British
Additional Information
Game Type: Standard
Board Type: Desert
Website Access: Classified

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