Rommel remains confident

10th January 1942: Despite falling back 300 miles the German commander in North Africa believes he can attack again

Colonel General Erwin Rommel on an inspection trip to the new bases of the Defence line in the desert in January 1942.

In the Libyan desert the British were apparently making good progress since the launch of Operation Crusader. They had relieved Tobruk and had pushed on further west to re-occupy Benghazi, one of the major ports which allowed the supply …