In June 1941, confident after earlier victories in North Africa, British forces launched Operation Battleaxe to break the siege of Tobruk and drive Axis troops from Libya. Spearheaded by heavily ...
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Rommel’s tank trap; how Flak 88s turned the desert into a killing ground for British armor
It began as a routine attack. Just after dawn, British Matilda and cruiser tanks rolled forward across the hard desert floor toward a low, stony ridge. The dust behind them rose in long brown plumes.
Tanks have played an important role on the battlefield ever since they were invented to cross No Man's Land in World War 1. Designs have run the gamut from iconic and impressive to weird beyond ...
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