Archibald Wavell Wavell, 1st16 June 1940
Rommel orders his Panzers to remove the British from Halfaya. 200 of the Western Desert Force tanks are destroyed
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Rommel orders his Panzers to remove the British from Halfaya. 200 of the Western Desert Force tanks are destroyed
Wavell is later replaced by General Claude Auchinleck. Wavell attempts a counter-attack but his troops are stopped
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