1941 ⟶ Rommel's Victory at Halfaya Pass
Rommel wins an important victory at Halfaya Pass, close to t...
Year
1941
1942
🇩🇪 Rommel's Victory at Halfaya Pass
Rommel wins an important victory at Halfaya Pass, close to the Egyptian border.⟶
North AfricaDesert WarRommelAxisBritishEgyptMilitary VictoryTank WarfareAfrika Korps
🇩🇪 Rommel Attacks Gazala Line, Tobruk Holds
Rommel attacks the Gazala defence line and crosses into Egypt; Tobruk continues to hold however.⟶
North AfricaDesert WarRommelGazala LineTobrukAxisBritishEgyptMilitary CampaignAfrika Korps
🇩🇪 Rommel Halts Tobruk Offensive
Rommel is ordered to cease attacks on Tobruk after another failure.⟶
North AfricaDesert WarRommelTobrukAxisBritishEgyptMilitary CampaignAfrika KorpsFailed Offensive
🗺️ Rommel's Egyptian Reconnaissance
Rommel begins a surprising 15-mile foray into Egypt; he meets no opposition.⟶
North AfricaDesert WarRommelEgyptMilitary StrategyAxisAllies
⚔️ Rommel's Spring Offensive Begins at Gazala Line
Rommel begins a Spring offensive at the Gazala line (west of Tobruk). It opens with "Rommel's Moonlight Ride," a dramatic mechanized dash around 1st Free French Brigade Group positions at Bir Hakeim on the British left (desertward) flank, conducted by moonlight during the night of 26/27 May. In the process Rommel disperses 3rd Indian Motorized Brigade, some six hundred of whom are taken prisoner and then released in the desert, and who will make their way to Bir Hakeim. The offensive lasts well into June and ends with a total victory for Rommel.⟶
North AfricaDesert WarAfrika KorpsMilitary OffensiveBattleTank WarfareBir HakeimRommelGazala Line
🪖 Rommel Attacks Bir Hachim
Rommel turns his troops to Bir Hachim on the south edge of the Gazala line; once it is taken, he can move north and destroy the Allied emplacements in the line.⟶
North AfricaDesert WarAfrika KorpsMilitary OffensiveBattleTank WarfareBir HakeimRommelGazala Line