Archibald Wavell Wavell, 1st9 December 1940
Opens a counter-offensive threatening Tripoli, the fascist capital in north Africa
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Opens a counter-offensive threatening Tripoli, the fascist capital in north Africa
States he will not be able to attack Rommel until mid November
Alan Cunningham is charged with relieving Tobruk & the re-conquest of Cyrenaica
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