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