Fact Slap 👋 Today in 1941, the Siege of Tobruk is lifted by the the 6th New Zealand Brigade overcomes the Italian 9th Bersaglieri Regiment at Ed Duda and the 32nd Tank Brigade and accompanying units create a small corridor to the port. This action technically justifies the British Operation Crusader, but the British have suffered severe tank losses as German General Erwin Rommel sent his main panzer forces into the British rear. General Rommel, meanwhile, is fighting a completely different camp

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