Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel17 June 1942
Captures Tobruk then plans to move onto the Suez Canal
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Captures Tobruk then plans to move onto the Suez Canal
Captures Tobruk and drives toward Egypt, creating the greatest Axis threat to the Suez Canal.
Rommel captures Tobruk
British forces recapture Tobruk after the Axis retreat following the Second Battle of El Alamein.
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