Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel11 April 1941
Rommel begins to attack Tobruk
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Rommel begins to attack Tobruk
Ordered to consolidate on the Egyptian border & concentrate on capturing Tobruk
Captures Tobruk then plans to move onto the Suez Canal
Rommel captures Tobruk. Bernard Montgomery launches an attack on the Deutsches Afrika Korps at Kidney Ridge
Rommell decides to withdraw from Tobruk, Hitler forces Rommel to stay. Bernard Montgomery launches an attack on the Deutsches Afrika Korps at Kidney Ridge
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