Halfaya Pass

Rommel has dug in at the Halfaya pass and Italian forces are defending Hill 206 and Fort Capuzzo. In reserve there was the German 15nd Panzer division and the Italian Ariete Armour Division. The Allied forces come up with 3 …

1941-06-15

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Rommel has dug in at the Halfaya pass and Italian forces are defending Hill 206 and Fort Capuzzo. In reserve there was the German 15nd Panzer division and the Italian Ariete Armour Division. The Allied forces come up with 3 colones of attack. At the coastal road the Mathilda tanks supported by Indian infanterie. At the Halfaya pass was the main body operated by the Famous Desert Rats, and the left flank was covered by the 2nd Royal tank regiment and the 22nd Guard infanterie. The Allied did capture Hill 206 and Fort Capuzzo on the first day but at Halfaya there was no breakthrough. On June 16 Rommel put in his reserve Panzer units and recapture Fort Capuzzo. On June 17 the Allied forces had to retreat to their main lines and Rommel holds his positions and he could begin a counterattack heading to Egypt...

Halfaya Pass, Egypt

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.

Wikipedia: Operation Battleaxe

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Game Type: Standard

Board Type: Desert

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