Erwin Rommel

Standard Name: Rommel, Erwin

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31 March 1941: German troops, commanded by General Erwin...

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31 March 1941

German troops, commanded by General Erwin Rommel , fought with British troops in Libya.
Messenger, Charles. World War Two Chronological Atlas: When, Where, How and Why. Bloomsbury, 1989.
54-5
Keegan, John. The Second World War. Viking, 1990.
149
Weinberg, Gerhard L. A World At Arms: A Global History of World War II. Cambridge University Press, 1994.
215, 222

18 November 1941: Britain's Eighth Army launched the Crusader...

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18 November 1941

Britain's Eighth Army launched the Crusader campaign to relieve the garrison at Tobruk in Libya.
Messenger, Charles. World War Two Chronological Atlas: When, Where, How and Why. Bloomsbury, 1989.
68-9
Weinberg, Gerhard L. A World At Arms: A Global History of World War II. Cambridge University Press, 1994.
284

21 June 1942: Rommel captured Tobruk from British forces...

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21 June 1942

Rommel captured Tobruk from British forces after fierce house-to-house fighting.
Messenger, Charles. World War Two Chronological Atlas: When, Where, How and Why. Bloomsbury, 1989.
93, 116
Keegan, John. The Second World War. Viking, 1990.
331, 335
Weinberg, Gerhard L. A World At Arms: A Global History of World War II. Cambridge University Press, 1994.
350-1

23 October-7 November 1942: The Second Battle of El Alamein ended in...

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23 October-7 November 1942

The Second Battle of El Alamein ended in a British victory.
Messenger, Charles. World War Two Chronological Atlas: When, Where, How and Why. Bloomsbury, 1989.
116-18, 119, 121-2
Keegan, John. The Second World War. Viking, 1990.
335-7
Fighting continued in North Africa. Allied forces landed in the French colonial possessions of Algeria and Morocco on 8 November...

13 November 1942: British troops (having landed, with other...

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13 November 1942

British troops (having landed, with other Allies in French North Africa, and and after the German invasion of so far unoccupied France had ended existing armistice arrangements) regained control of Tobruk.
Messenger, Charles. World War Two Chronological Atlas: When, Where, How and Why. Bloomsbury, 1989.
118, 119, 121-2

15 November 1942: Church bells (which quite recently had stood...

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15 November 1942

Church bells (which quite recently had stood ready to signal invasion) were rung all over Britain, in the wake of the battle of El Alamein, to celebrate the defeat of Rommel .
Martin, Richard, 1934 -. Ink in Her Blood: The Life and Crime Fiction of Margery Allingham. UMI Research Press, 1988.
139

20 July 1944: High-ranking German officers made an unsuccessful...

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20 July 1944

High-ranking German officers made an unsuccessful attempt to assassinate Hitler at his headquarters.
Messenger, Charles. World War Two Chronological Atlas: When, Where, How and Why. Bloomsbury, 1989.
183
Spark, Muriel. Curriculum Vitae: Autobiography. Constable, 1992.
151

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