Rommel takes Tobruk
1942 · Event
After his victory at Gazala, Rommel storms Tobruk and captures 33,000 men; Hitler makes him a field marshal, and Churchill calls it a disgrace.
On these timelines: North Africa, World War II, Master, Germany
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