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	Military.com Content (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Operation Battleaxe began with a frontal attack on the Sollum-Halfaya Pass axis.
		Operation Crusader opened on November 18, with the British XIII Corps advancing on Halfaya Pass and the XXX Corps attempting to sweep around Rommel's southern flank to reach the besieged garrison at Tobruk.
		Operation Crusader resulted in a clear victory for the British, but one they were unable to exploit due to a lack of reinforcements.
	www.military.com /Content/MoreContent?file=PRnafrica (2387 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Operation "Battleaxe" was to be a far more serious encounter, and this time was truly aimed at reaching and relieving the Tobruk garrison.
		The British had managed to ram the "Tiger Convoy", with 238 new tanks, through the Axis defenses in the Mediterranean, and was now preparing for a decisive battle, that would destroy Rommel's armor once and for all.
		Again it would be a two-pronged attack with the fast armored forces on the desert plateau aimed at Sidi Azeiz, and the heavier Matildas supporting infantry assailing Halfaya Pass from both below and above.
	www.geocities.com /firefly1002000/battleaxe.html (423 words)

	Tobruk '41 Screen Captures!
		On the British side, Battleaxe was to be a repeat of the Brevity tactics with an increased force level.
		The plan for Operation Brevity was based on a model that would be used time and again, an armored component to defeat the enemy armor, and an infantry component to defeat the frontier strongpoints.
		The operation went much according to plan except that the Germans were able to execute a local counterattack that overran the Headquarters of the Kaffrarian Rifles.
	members.shaw.ca /gcsaunders/screen.html (2347 words)

	Battles 1941
		Rommel took the withdraw of the 2nd and 6th RTR as a sign that the British left flank was crumbling and on the night of 16th June, he concentrated both the German 15th Panzer and 5th Light Divisions and struck hard at the left flank on the 7th Armoured Division.
		Operation Crusader began on 18th November, with 4th Indian Division assaulting the wire north of Sidi Omar, with 7th Armoured Division hooked north west around the enemies southern flank, in three column toward Tobruk.
		The third phase of 'Operation Crusader' that lasted from 2nd to 10th December saw the withdrawal of the enemy from the perimeter of Tobruk, which left the Axis garrisons at Bardia and Halfaya isolated.
	www.btinternet.com /~ian.a.paterson/battles1941.htm (22562 words)

	Chronology
		May 15th Operation Brevity, an attempt to retake the Halfaya Pass, is thwarted by the Germans.
		The operation fails, the Germans counter-attack and the British withdraw.
		May 26th Rommel commences Operation Theseus, attacking the Gazala line and brilliantly outflanking the British.
	www.maskelynemagic.com /chronology.html (509 words)

	Operation Crusader - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Western Desert Force was reorganized and renamed the Eighth Army under the command of Lt.
		On 18 November, Eighth Army launched a surprise attack, striking to the northwest from its base at Mersa Matruh.
		A group of Sikh soldiers from the British Indian Army during the operation.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Operation_Crusader (962 words)

	BGG Thread: 'Rommel in the Desert'- a Variant for 'Operation Battleaxe'
		BGG Thread: 'Rommel in the Desert'- a Variant for 'Operation Battleaxe'
		'Rommel in the Desert'- a Variant for 'Operation Battleaxe'
		Subject: 'Rommel in the Desert'- a Variant for 'Operation Battleaxe'
	www.boardgamegeek.com /article/539677 (256 words)

	Blitzkrieg @ GamersInfo.net
		An offensive pushed the Allied forces back out of Libya, but it stalled a relatively short way into Egypt, and the important port of Tobruk, although surrounded, was still held by Allied forces under an Australian General, Leslie Morshead.
		Following the costly failure of Battleaxe, Wavell swapped commands with the British Commander-in-Chief India, General Claude Auchinleck.
		Auchinleck launched a major offensive to relieve Tobruk (Operation Crusader) which eventually succeeded.
	blitzkrieg.gamersinfo.net /glossary/?id=9 (1408 words)

	Siege of Tobruk - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Siege of Tobruk was a lengthy confrontation between Axis and Allied forces, mostly Australian, in the North African Campaign of World War II.
		Operation Crusader (November 18 - December 10, 1941)
		The Royal Navy also played an important role in Tobruk's defense; it provided gunfire support, ferried in supplies and fresh troops and ferried out the wounded.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Tobruk (1355 words)

	oob_operation_exporter_1941 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Three Commonwealth battalions were virtually wiped out, and Commonwealth and Free French losses totalled 4600 men, while for their part, the French suffered six thousand casualties before deciding that their position was hopeless, that honor had been thoroughly satisfied, and that they could lay down their arms.
		However, Ju-88's presumably based either on Crete or in North Africa struck at the British naval force supporting the land operations on June 15th, severely damaging the destroyers Isis and Ilex in exchange for the loss of one aircraft.
		Lieutenant-General Wilson, General Officer Commanding, Palestine and Transjordan, was in overall command of at least the land forces operating from Palestine; whether his authority extended over Habforce and 10th Indian Division is less clear.
	www.tdg.nu /OOBs/1939-1945/oob_operation_exporter_1941.htm (3338 words)

	88's Shield & Sword
		The British attack of June 1941 (Operation Battleaxe) ran into thirteen 88’s which were well dug in and concealed.
		General Messervy of the 4th Indian Division said that the 88’s were the main reason for the failure of Operation Battleaxe but his views were obviously not heeded As it all happened again in Operation Crusader.
		In Operation Crusader (November 1941) after 5 days of hard fighting the Germans were down to only 100 tanks from the original 174 German and 146 light Italian.
	www.warfarehq.com /articles/cs_articles/88s.shtml (1239 words)

	Mediterranean, RN, Fleet, Barham, Cape Bon, Battle, Sirte, George, Cross, ABC, Cunningham, Alexandria, Malta, Convoys, ...
		By the 27th, Force H and a return empty convoy were in Gibraltar.
		During this operation, Mediterranean Fleet carried out diversionary manoeuvres in the eastern basin.
		The biggest operation ever was mounted from the Gibraltar end.
	www.naval-history.net /WW2CampaignsRNMed2.htm (5685 words)

	Charity's Place.com > A Bridge Too Far
		There was also Operation Battleaxe, Operation Overlord, and Operation Barbarossa.
		I haven't heard of this particular war campaign before prior to viewing the movie and I was surprised that my history professor did not bring it up in class (I guess he thought it was unimportant).
		I learned more about Operation Market Garden from the film than I did in the college courses I took on World War II.
	www.charitysplace.com /review/bridgetoofar.htm (455 words)

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		Czechoslovak forces in the Near East were organized into the 11th Infantry Battalion on 1 November 1940 in Palestine.
		After garrisoning Egypt, the battalion moved to the Western Desert with British 23rd Infantry Brigade (with which it served from 30 May 1941 to 6 October 1941) on 31 May 1941 but was held in reserve near Matruh during Operation Battleaxe.
		On 20 October the battalion was shipped into Tobruk where it served for the remainder of the siege under the Polish Carpathian Brigade.
	www.angelfire.com /punk5/jimmy-jojo/ebtoman.html (176 words)

	7th Armoured Brigade Headquarters and Signal Squadron (207) - History Page
		The Brigade and its Signal Squadron fought the first two years of the Desert Campaign from Sidi Barrani and Beda Fouum, taking part in Operation BATTLEAXE in June 1941 and Operation CRUSADER later the same year.
		The Brigade deployed to the Gulf in October 1990 on Operation GRANBY and subsequently took part in Operation DESERT SABRE resulting in the liberation of Kuwait.
		The Brigade also took part in Operation TELIC in early 2003 resulting in the liberation of Iraq.
	www.army.mod.uk /royalsignals/207sigsqn/history.htm (254 words)

	The Indian Army in World War II
		An Italian soldier surrenders to a Jawan, during Operation Crusader, of an unnamed Division and Regiment, on
		The purpose of Operation Crusader was two-fold; to relieve Tobruk and destroy the Afrika Korp.
		Indian troops, during Operation Battleaxe on 06 August 1941.
	www.bharat-rakshak.com /LAND-FORCES/Army/Images-1939b.html (489 words)

	TWL: Team Match History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Operation Battleaxe: 1 - 0 in OT Battlefield 1942 - 8v8 CTF
		Operation Battleaxe: 1 - 0 in OT Kharkov: not played
		Guadalcanal: 1 - 0 in OT Operation Battleaxe: 1 - 0
	www.teamwarfare.com /history.asp?Keydata=Terrorizer+Group+Beer+Vision (144 words)

	The North African Campaign Of World War II (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Initially commanded by Air Marshal Conningham, it comprised of 16 Squadrons (9 fighter, 6 medium bomber and 1 tactical reconaissance) and its role was to support the Western Desert ground forces.
		It was created after the failed attempt to relieve Torbruk, Operation Battleaxe, where it was calculated that there was not enough co-operation between the Army and Airforce.
		The WDAF was completely outclassed by the German BF109E and BF109F fighters, but their numbers were insufficient to tip the balance in their favour.
	www.topedge.com /panels/ww2/na/planes.html (308 words)

	Blue's News: News Comments
		A Panzer Elite Action: Dunes of War multiplayer demo is now available, offering a test-drive of Zootfly's upcoming stand-alone expansion for the World War II tank game.
		The demo features a mission titled Operation Battleaxe in exchange for a 338 MB download, available on 3D Downloads, 3D Gamers, Computer Games, FileFront, Gamer's Hell, VGPRO, and Worthplaying.
		Enter the details of the message you'd like to post in the boxes below and click the button at the bottom of the form.
	www.bluesnews.com /cgi-bin/viewpost.pl/70065 (157 words)

	Battlefield 1942 Dedicated Server v1.5 for PC Download at GameSpot
		This is known as the 'chipmunk effect.' ================================================================== Hard Drive Space ================================================================== 85 MB free hard disk space In addition to the installed game, Windows will require additional free hard drive space for its operating system (virtual memory).
		- 16-player: Bocage, Kursk, Wake, Berlin, Stalingrad, Battleaxe, Tobruk, - 32-player: Gazala, Midway, El Alamein, Kharkov, Battle of the Bulge, Market Garden, Guadalcanal, Omaha Beach, Iwo Jima NOTE: Depending on your hardware and bandwidth you may be need to set the max players lower to limit lag.
		If you have a high- end server with a bandwidth which allows 1MB or higher upload you can experiment with setting the max number of players higher than 32.
	www.gamespot.com /pc/action/battlefield1942/download_6077655.html (6473 words)

	Battlefield 1942 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		There are a total of six official map selections for these tournaments.
		You’ll be playing on island territory in both the Battle of Midway and on Wake Island, and on desert plains in Operation Battleaxe from the original Battlefield 1942.
		Switch over to the Road to Rome for rugged hillside terrain in the Battle for Salerno, cross enemy bridges in Operation Baytown, and silently parachute onto the beaches of Operation Husky.
	www.ea.com /official/battlefield/1942/us/editorial/igames2.jsp?ncc=1 (525 words)

	The North African Campaign Of World War II
		For instance, when the British launched Operation Crusader in late November 1941 “the 8th Army outnumbered the combined Axis force (118,000 men to 113,000), had 680 tanks (with 500 in reserve or in supply) to Rommels 390 and 1000 British
		What the Times Atlas of the Second World War and many other history books does not mention is that these statistics are completely misleading as one British tank is not equal to one Panzer whilst “The Eighth Army`s air support, though numerically superior, was qualitatively inferior
		during Operation Battleaxe (the British attempt to relieve Torbruk) and this was the first time that British weapons such as the Matilda and Grant tanks, aswell as the standard British two pounder anti tank gun “proved to be totally inadequate
	www.topedge.com /panels/ww2/na/weapons.html (811 words)

	World War 2: An Operation Flashpoint Mod
		The missions that will be displayed here are excellent missions that wil be made.
		Believe me operation battleaxe is full of action.
		I am a bit of an action crazed person so if the missions satisfy me they will atisfy you a lot more.
	www.freewebs.com /worldwar2ofp/missions.htm (438 words)

	Panzer General 2: user campaigns and links - BWDIC v2.1
		From Operation Compass in Egypt (1940) to Northern Italy (1945)- you play the British side and fight against Axis armies in Egypt, Ethiopia, Libya, Tunisia and Italy.
		The campaign contains 30 scenarios; the first 24 scenarios follow the North African campaign (from 12/1940 to 05/1943), the rest of the scenarios follow the Italian campaign and end in 04/1945.
		18 Operation Supercharge II Mareth Line, part 2
	www.wargamer.com /pg2campaigns/steve/pg2-bwdic3.htm (370 words)

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