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Title
Town and Fort
Description
In November 1941, the LRDG, now under the command of the newly formed Eighth Army, moved from Kufra to Siwa in central Libya, to support Operation Crusader. On 24 November, when the battle in the Tobruk-Bardiyah area reached a …
Subject
Publisher
Date
1941-11-24
Scenario#
NA08
Scenario Description
In November 1941, the LRDG, now under the command of the newly formed Eighth Army, moved from Kufra to Siwa in central Libya, to support Operation Crusader. On 24 November, when the battle in the Tobruk-Bardiyah area reached a critical stage, the role of the LRDG was suddenly changed. The Eighth Army ordered the patrols to 'act with utmost vigor offensively against any enemy targets or communications within [their] reach’. The LRDG was tasked with attacking targets in the Mechili, Derna, and Gazala area. One of the targets was a fort near the village of El Ezzeiat.
Location
El Ezzeiat, Libya
Battle Narrative
The Long Range Desert Group (LRDG) was a reconnaissance and raiding unit of the British Army during the Second World War. Originally called the Long Range Patrol (LRP), the unit was founded in Egypt in June 1940 by Major Ralph Alger Bagnold, acting under the direction of General Archibald Wavell. Bagnold was assisted by Captain Patrick Clayton and Captain William Shaw. At first, the majority of the men were from New Zealand, but they were soon joined by Southern Rhodesian and British volunteers, whereupon new sub-units were formed and the name was changed to the better-known Long Range Desert Group (LRDG). The LRDG never numbered more than 350 men, all of whom were volunteers.
Narrative Source
Combatants
German
British

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