1941
Capture of Halfaya Pass
Captures Halfaya & uses it as a springboard into Egypt
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Halfaya Pass in Germany. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Captures Halfaya & uses it as a springboard into Egypt
The British are driven out of Halfaya Pass
Reinforced by the 1fifth panzer division recaptures Halfaya Pass
The Eighth Panzer Regiment destroys 60 British tanks
Failed Btitish attempt on the German held pass south the Libya-Cyrenaica border
The Western Desert Force loses 200 tanks. Orders a general assault to destroy the British around Halfaya
Provenance
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