Luftwaffe attacks increase in Africa

2nd March 1941: Having overcome the Italians, British forces in North Africa must now face the more aggressive German presence

Italian G.50 Freccia fighter and German Bf 110 fighter of Zerstörergeschwader 26 in flight, North Africa, 1941.

On 2nd March 1941, General Wavell, Commander-in-Chief, Middle East, reviewed the latest intelligence, which assessed German strength in Libya as ‘the equivalent of one armoured Brigade’. This was a fair assessment, as so far only the 5th Panzer…