Created by Tom Horn on 21 Jan 2010, Last Update on 21 Jan 2010

Timimi falls - 3 Feb 1942

As part of Rommel's second offensive, DAK troops advance through Cyrenaica until they reached Timimi. The DAK stayed here until the 26th of May when Rommel launched his attack to outflank the defenders of Tobruk on the Gazala line.

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