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Title
Fall of Tobruk
Description
After failing to capture Tobruk in 1941, the German Afrika Korps tried again in 1942.In May and June the reinforced German forces, now named Panzer Army Afrika, broke through the British Gazala line defenses and captured this key Libyan port. …
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Source
Publisher
Date
1942-06-21
Scenario#
15
Scenario Description
After failing to capture Tobruk in 1941, the German Afrika Korps tried again in 1942.In May and June the reinforced German forces, now named Panzer Army Afrika, broke through the British Gazala line defenses and captured this key Libyan port. Rommel was promoted to Field Marshal and moved his army into Egypt, towards El Alamein.
Location
Tobruk, Libya
Battle Name
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
Wikipedia: Axis capture of Tobruk
Scenario Link
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Combatants
German
British
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