1941 ⟶ Rommel Orders Withdrawal to El Agheila
Rommel orders a withdrawal all the way to El Agheila, where ...
Year
1941
1942
↩️ Rommel Orders Withdrawal to El Agheila
Rommel orders a withdrawal all the way to El Agheila, where he had begun in March. He awaits reinforcements of men and tanks.⟶
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🇬🇧 British Forces Reach El Agheila
British forces reach El Agheila, Cyrenaica.⟶
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🌵 Afrika Korps Advances to El Agheila
Afrika Korps starts to move eastward towards the advance British positions at El Agheila. The British in North Africa have been weakened by the transfer of some troops to Greece.⟶
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🇩🇪 Rommel Reoccupies El Agheila
Rommel attacks and reoccupies El Agheila, Libya in his first offensive. The British retreat and within three weeks are driven back to Egypt.⟶
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🇩🇪 Rommel Approaches Tobruk and Egypt
Rommel is now about 200 miles east of El Agheila, heading for Tobruk and Egypt.⟶
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🐪 Rommel Retreats from El Agheila
Rommel abandons El Agheila and retreats to Tripoli; the final stand will be at the Mareth line in southern Tunisia.⟶
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