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Eighth Army’s Final Attacks 3-4 Novermber 1942 Throughout the day, the British armour was held up by the continued resistance offered by the screen of anti-tank guns and by the remaining tanks covering the slow withdrawal of the Axis forces on foot or in vehicles. The work of the remaining elements of Panzerjäger-Abteilungen 605 and […]

Plan for Operation SUPERCHARGE 1-2 November 1942 Rommel was well aware of what was happening to his forces. Above all, he needed to prevent a breakthrough. In his own words: It was only by the desperate fire of all available artillery and anti-aircraft guns, regardless of the ammunition shortage, that a further British penetration was […]