Near ALAM HALFA, EL ALAMEIN, EGYPT,
31 August 1942: Following a night of disaster among the British
minefields Rommel considered breaking off the attack. Instead,
he ordered that the enemy positions should be taken head on and
smashed through. The concept of the operation pointed up how desperate
Rommel had become—or how much he understood that chances
of a successful outcome had dwindled—forcing his hand into
one last low-odds chance. Rommel’s choice, a frontal assault
on well-fortified enemy positions, was reminiscent of the clouded
judgement he exhibited during his first attacks on Tobruk when
the Desert Fox was driven by emotion. On 31st August a fierce
sandstorm brewed up, grounding the dreaded RAF. The sandstorm
seemed fortuitous for Rommel, as the 15th Panzer Division’s
8th Panzer Regiment moved out. Despite penetrating the farthest,
the 8th Panzer Regiment could not break through the Alam Halfa
position. Both the 2nd and 7th Battalions of the Rifle Brigade,
from the 7th Motor Brigade, had been tasked with watching the
minefields to prevent any advance, even a minor incursion. In
the event of a full-blown offensive, they were to withdraw. Accordingly,
when Rommel’s attack came, the Riflemen pulled back, after,
according to the official history of the 7th Armoured Division,
“inflicting considerable losses”. The official history
went on to state, “...they watched the Rifle Brigade’s
6-pounder anti-tank guns knock out about a dozen German tanks...
and the supporting armoured regiment account for another twenty
or so.”
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ALL new counters with camo galore
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TOBRUK 2016 EXPANSION 5: EL ALAMEIN
includes 12 scenarios in color format, a selection of new AFV
counters in the new colorway, including Crusader III, Sherman
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camo schemes! Each new AFV type also includes a new, matching
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