#250: Operation Crusader - TWiE War on the Southern Front
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| Turns: | 16 |
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| First Side: | Allies |
| Second Side: | Axis |
November - December 1941: At this time, both sides were short on supplies, more so the Axis, but Churchill pressed Gen Auchinleck to mount an offensive. XXX Corps would advance to engage enemy armor and relieve Tobruk, while XIII Corps would invest the frontier positions around Fort Capuzzo. Rommel mistook XXX Corps' attack for a strong reconnaissance, and instead of meeting it head on, made strong countermoves to secure the border area. After much confused fighting during which the British lost a large number of their tanks, and a South African Division was nearly destroyed, the 2nd New Zealand Division was able to break through to Tobruk. Rommel decided to withdraw to El Agheila as his troops were close to exhaustion and the supply situation was critical.
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