Title:
The Fall of Tobruk - Rommel’s Greatest Victory
Description:
The Fall of Tobruk: Rommel’s Greatest Victory is a recreation of the Axis attack on the heavily fortified Gazala-Bir Hakim line in May - June 1942, Participating in the attack were three corps of Italian troops and the vaunted Deutsches Afrika Korps, all under the operational command of General Erwin Rommel. Opposing the Axis forces were two corps of the Eighth Army, manned by a polyglot Allied force of British, South African, and Indian toops, along with a force of Free French troops, all under the command of General Neil Ritchie. The battle was pivotal in the Western Desert campaigns that had see sawed back and forth across Cyrenaica since the winter of 1940. The battle has been described as Rommel’s greatest victory. leading to the Axis capture of Tobruk, the British abandonment of Libya, and subsequent retreat to El Alamein.
Max Number of Players:
1-2
Category:
Strategy
War
History
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Publisher:
Compass Games
Playing Time:
600
Year Published:
2021
Designer:
Chris Fawcett
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Artist:
Shayne Logan
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Suggested Ages:
14+
Family:
WARGAME
Date Added:
2023-10-04 20:58:22
Date Added:
2023-10-04 20:58:22
