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
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…
