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2 JULY 1942 ā ROMMEL TRIES AGAIN PartĀ II
As the story reached the bemused but doubting Germans, British bombers and British tanks added to the woes of the men in āThe Hotboxā, and Pienaar was reported to have called Auchinleck and said that if he was to be treated as an enemy he could take Alexandria within 48 hours. A heavy bombardment hit the South Africans in āThe…
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The Zeebrugge Operation
HMS Vindictive during the raid. Vindictive was an obsolete Arrogant-class protected cruiser, converted to act as the lead assault ship for the attack on the mole at Zeebrugge. She was fitted with additional armour, ramps for the troops and additional weaponry for fire support. The blockships at Zeebrugge after the…
The Battle for Mountains Surrounding StanleyĀ I
Major General Moore had summoned his two brigade commanders to Division Headquarters aboard LPD Fearless early on 8 June to discuss options for the final attack on Stanley. Unlike his staff, Moore had not been so upset about Brigadier Wilsonās surprise move to Fitzroy nearly a week earlier. Risky though…
The Battle for Mountains Surrounding StanleyĀ II
The British had taken to heart the sobering lessons of Goose Green. Moore was resolved not to start the attack before the required support was in place for his brigades. Expectations for combat units were no different than they had been on D-Day. Each man was to carry two days…
The Battle for Mountains Surrounding StanleyĀ III
Fights on adjacent mountains had progressed to quicker conclusions than on Mount Longdon that evening, and losses were considerably less. Men in 45 Commando preparing to attack the adjacent Two Sisters witnessed the fierce Fighting underway to their north, as did the Argentines they were about to assault. Lieutenant Colonel…
HITLERāS LAST TRIUMPHĀ I
In just five weeks of bitter fighting during the summer of 1944, Rokossovskyās troops stormed over 450 miles and were within reach of Warsaw. The Polish capital looked a tempting prize for Stalin as a culmination of Operation Bagrationās remarkable success, but his summer offensive was beginning to lose momentum.…
HITLERāS LAST TRIUMPHĀ II
On the morning of 2 August 1944, Rokossovsky went to view the Polish capital and got a good indication of the Polish Home Armyās efforts, recalling: Together with a group of officers I was visiting the 2nd Tank Army, which was fighting on that sector of the front. From our…