'Black Saturday' in the Desert

13th June 1942: British lines begin to crumble along the Gazala Line as Rommel continues his assault without pause

Jun 13, 2022

Generals Erwin Rommel and Fitz Bayerlein in a command vehicle Sd.Kfz. 250/3 "Greif", June 1942.

In the Desert the battle continued, as it had done since May 27th. After finally breaking the Bir Hacheim box Rommel was at last able to launch a mass tank assault on the British Gazala line. His tactical use of a combination of anti-tank guns and tanks was to…

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