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| DEUTSCHES AFRIKA KORPS II |
| German intervention |
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| May 1941 |
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| 1 May 1941. Dramatic breakthrough by the Germans with Rommel in the lead with elements of the 5. Leichte taking a dump near Mersa Matruh. The British have a long way to breakout... |
| Start of GSASL CYR41 Mission 3 |
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| 5 May 1941. Germans close in on Mersa Matruh while the British try to get back to the Commonwealth main lines |
| 12 May 1941. Axis have already broken through the Commonwealth lines and cut off the 4th Indian Division. |
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| 15 May 1941. Hammering on the encircled Indians the Germans and Italians for a solid line east of Maaten Baggush. |
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| 22 May 1941. Axis made a frontal assault on the CW line and broke at two places cutting off the 2 New Zealand Division at the coastline |
| 19 May 1941. Commonwealth forces have pulled back just east of El Alamein to take advantage of the terrain and made a solid line |
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| 26 May 1941. The CW scramble in front of Alexandria leaving just an outpost in El Hamman. The Axis regroup after eliminating the British pockets. |
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| 29 May 1941. Axis closing in on El Hamman while the CW try to rebuild as much as possible from their scattered forces. |