... 01 Rommel refusing to accept anyone an officer under him who could not build a whole tank with his own hands (adds Critic). The article describes the astonishment of a sian officer of the old-fashioned monocled type searching for General Rommel and ...

... THE AXIS PLAN In driving Rommel back to El Agheila we came near to achieving our aim—the destruction of the entire Axis armoured strength However, had still a small nucleus of armour left, and be was, unfortunately, able to reform enough tanks to make ...

... around the Axis formations, chivvying them mercilessly. These are the tactics which broke up Rommel's big tank columns during the first stage of the campaign. Rommel was able to break through our forward line before Agheila because we did not have all our ...

... support for Rommel in men and materia! enable him to try to reconquer Libya entirely. The Berlin correspondent of the “ Dagens Nyheter says that Berlin military spokesman angrily denied reports issued officially in Rome yesterday that Rommel is under the ...

... suggest that Rommel has succeeded because of hi§ reliance on speed rather than mass. Each is an equal factor in the momentum that carries an army over obstacles, but we fought this battle with only helf the number the enemy used, and, as one of Rommel's Generals ...

... of consenting to be annihilated, Rommel has managed to get big reinforcements and to come smashing back. * One day we shall have to be told why it was that we were not prepared for those reinforcements and why Rommel's new strength surprised us. Dispatches ...

... Derna. At the same time, Vichy radio stated that Rommel was only twenty-five miles from Tobruk. But the British communique . from G.H.Q. Cairo, stated: No change in the land situation. Jubilant about Rommel's successes. Berlin is talking about an advance ...

... General Rommel's forces in North Africa. During two or three most difficult months recently, the toll claimed was nearly 50 per cent. It is emphasised in naval circles in London, however, that the possibility must be kept in view of General Rommel's continuing ...

... asked in the House of Commons about the munitions of war which Vichy France is sending across the Mediterranean to General Rommell in Libya and it is expected that Mr Hugh Dalton (Minister of Economic Warfare) will make a statement on the whole question ...

... supplies from France direct to General Rommel in North Africa. The information about this came first from the Schnectady radio, which declared that the source was a statement official spokesman in Washington. CARGO FOR ROMMEL There has not, so far, been any ...

... could not send such arms to Libya as would have assured of smashing and speedy victory. Not only have we been out-generaled by Rommel. We have again committed the fantastic folly of assumihg that, one Briton should be matched against two Germans and our light ...

... remains ot one German panzer division to Msus, and components of another panzer division to Regima. WHY ROMMEL WAS ABLE TO £REAK THROUGH Why was Rommel able to break through our forward line before Agheila? Because did not have all our goods in the shop ...