#05d - The May Day Battles [Hypothetical] (30 Apr-2 May 1941) - PzC 04 Tobruk '41

Libyan/Egyptian Frontier, 30 April 1941: Only 15 days separated the May Day Battles, Rommel's determined attack against the Tobruk fortress, from Operation Brevity, the first British attempt to relieve the pressure. It is not unrealistic to say that Brevity might have been launched early, or that Rommel was delayed, such that the two events occurred simultaneously. Had this been the case, it is hard to believe that Rommel would have allowed himself to be distracted by events at the frontier, and without support, it is hard to believe that Herff's small command could have contained such a determined opponent