Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel12 February 1941
Arrives in North Africa to support Italian forces and begins operations that eventually threaten Egypt and the Suez Canal.
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Arrives in North Africa to support Italian forces and begins operations that eventually threaten Egypt and the Suez Canal.
Appeals in vain to launch an offensive against Egypt & Suez
Urges Hitler to concentrate on Mediterranean strategy and seize the Suez Canal, but the proposal is not adopted.
Captures Tobruk then plans to move onto the Suez Canal
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