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Old May 17th, 2007, 07:42 PM
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Default Re: Tobruk after El Alamein

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Originally Posted by Kai-Petri View Post
I was wondering if anyone know if Hitler had any demands on turning Tobruk into a fortress for the Germans after El Alamein just like it was for the British in 1941?? I somehow have missed it if Hitler had any such wishes/orders....
Tobruk taken by the Allies 10 days after the battle of El Alamein. There was no call by Hitler to turn Tobruk into a strongpoint, and even if he had, the Africa korps was in no fit state to do so.
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