Gazala 1942: Rommel's Greatest Victory

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Following a lull in the desert war, Panzerarmee Afrika under Generalleutnant Erwin Rommel, the 'Desert Fox', assaulted the British fortifications of the Gazala Line in May 1942. Pinning down the British in the north and outflanking the 1ere Brigade Francaise Libre at Bir Hacheim, Rommel succeeded in encircling the main British positions, before destroying their counterattacks piecemeal and eventually driving the British back with thousands of men killed or taken prisoner. This was a devastating defeat for the ...

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Following a lull in the desert war, Panzerarmee Afrika under Generalleutnant Erwin Rommel, the 'Desert Fox', assaulted the British fortifications of the Gazala Line in May 1942. Pinning down the British in the north and outflanking the 1ere Brigade Francaise Libre at Bir Hacheim, Rommel succeeded in encircling the main British positions, before destroying their counterattacks piecemeal and eventually driving the British back with thousands of men killed or taken prisoner. This was a devastating defeat for the Allies and led to the surrender of the fortress of Tobruk. This book provides a masterful study of Rommel at the height of his powers as he swept the British Eighth Army back to the site of their final stand at El Alamein.

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  • ISBN-13: 9781846032646
  • Publisher: Osprey Publishing, Limited
  • Publication date: 5/20/2008
  • Series: Campaign
  • Pages: 96
  • Product dimensions: 7.10 (w) x 9.70 (h) x 0.50 (d)

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Ken Ford was born in Hampshire in 1943. He trained as an engineer and spent almost thirty years in the telecommunications industry before a change in career led him to become a full time military historian. He is the author of over twenty books on various aspects of World War II including Campaign 158 El Alamein. Ken now lives in Southampton, UK. The author lives in Southampton, UK.

John White is a commercial illustrator with many years' experience of working with advertising agencies, design firms, publishers and large corporate accounts. He has received awards from The Broadcast Design Association and The National Naval Aviation Museum, and his paintings have appeared in Aviation Art magazine, Aviation History magazine, and on the History Channel. John White lives in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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Table of Contents


Origins of the Battle     7
Chronology     12
Opposing Commanders     14
British commanders
Axis commanders
Opposing Armies     19
British forces
Axis forces
Orders of battle
Opposing Plans     27
British plans
Axis plans
The Gazala Campaign     33
Rommel attacks
The Cauldron
The failure of the British armour
The loss of Tobruk
Aftermath     82
Mersa Matruh
Retreat to El Alamein
The Battlefield Today     93
Further Reading and Bibliography     94
Index     95
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