Users
Twitter
Feeds
Statistics
Map ViewTable of Data Points
 | 1943-01-23 | Tripoli Captured | With Rommel withdrawing to the French-built southern defenses of Tunisia, the Mareth Line, following the Second Battle of El Alamein. The British 8th Army enter Tripoli. | Read about 'Tripoli Captured' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Tripoli Captured' | |
| 1942-06-22 | Field Marshal Rommel | After the combined Italian/German capture of the vital sea port at Tobruk, Hitler promotes Rommel to the rank of Field Marshal. | Read about 'Field Marshal Rommel' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Field Marshal Rommel' | |
| 1942-05-26 | 1942-06-11 | Bir Hakeim | Free French forces resist the Axis advance for 16 days, giving the retreating British Eighth Army enough time to reorganize, allowing them subsequently to halt the Axis advance at the First Battle of El Alamein. | Read about 'Bir Hakeim' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Bir Hakeim' |
| 1942-02-03 | Timimi falls | 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. | Read about 'Timimi falls' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Timimi falls' | |
| 1942-01-29 | Benghazi falls | Rommel's DAK advances towards Tobruk during his second offensive. | Read about 'Benghazi falls' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Benghazi falls' | |
| 1942-01-21 | Second Offensive Begins | Having received 55 new tanks, Rommel launches his second offensive. During the advance to Gazala, DAK troops destroyed 110 Allied tanks and other heavy equipment. | Read about 'Second Offensive Begins' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Second Offensive Begins' | |
| 1941-02-12 | Rommel in Tripoli | Erwin Rommel, the 'Desert Fox' arrives in Tripoli. He would go on to transform the North-African campaign from a side show into a major theater of the war. | Read about 'Rommel in Tripoli' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Rommel in Tripoli' | |
| 1941-01-22 | Allies capture Tobruk | 7th Armoured Division with Australian 19th Brigade capture Tobruk during Operation Compass. | Read about 'Allies capture Tobruk' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Allies capture Tobruk' | |
| 1941-01-03 | 1941-01-05 | Bardia Taken | Australian 6th division (part of XIII Corps or The Western Desert Force) attack and take Bardia. 45,000 Italian prisoners are taken. | Read about 'Bardia Taken' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Bardia Taken' |
| 1941-01-02 | 1941-01-04 | Bardia bombarded | Bardia, is bombed by British bombers and bombarded by naval vessels off shore. | Read about 'Bardia bombarded' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Bardia bombarded' |
[First Page] [Prev] Showing page 1 of 2 pages [Next] [Last Page]
