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On 1 April, Rommel sent two columns to capture Mersa Brega, with Panzer Regiment 5, Machine-Gun Battalion 8, Reconnaissance Unit 3 and anti-tank guns and artillery moving along the Via Balbia as Machine-Gun Battalion 2 and some anti-tank guns made an outflanking move through the desert to the south. The British withdrew from Mersa Brega ...
Brega / ˈ b r eɪ ɡ ə /, also known as Mersa Brega or Marsa al-Brega (Arabic: مرسى البريقة Marsā al Burayqah, i.e. "Brega Seaport"), is a complex of several smaller towns, industry installations and education establishments situated in Libya on the Gulf of Sidra, the most southerly point of the Mediterranean Sea.
An attempt to drive the Eighth Army out of the Alamein position took place in the First Battle of El Alamein (1–27 July 1942). After four days Rommel called off the attempt due to the strength of the Eighth Army defence, depleted Axis supplies and dwindling forces, with German divisions down to 1,200–1,500 men each.
After the Battle of Mersa Matruh in late June Eighth Army withdrew to El Alamein. C Company was ordered to defend the main road a few miles west of Dabaa to cover the evacuation of that town. C Company was ordered to defend the main road a few miles west of Dabaa to cover the evacuation of that town.
After a day of fierce fighting on 31 March, the Germans captured Mersa El Brega. [116] Splitting his force into three groups, Rommel resumed the advance on 3 April. Benghazi fell that night as the British pulled out of the city. [117] [118] Gariboldi, who had ordered Rommel to stay in Mersa El Brega, was furious. Rommel was equally forceful in ...
[14] [15] Analysts believe the Battle of Brega indicates that either side may prove unable to definitely defeat the other. [14] ' On 4 March, anti-Gaddafi fighters launched an attack against Ra's Lanuf. On 6 March the rebel advance was stopped in the battle of Bin Jawad and government forces recaptured Ra's Lanuf on 10 March.
Battle of Brega may refer to: World War II. Battle of Brega (1941), part of the Western Desert Campaign of World War II; Libyan civil war. First Battle of Brega, fought on 2 March 2011; Second Battle of Brega, fought 13 to 15 March 2011; Third Battle of Brega, fought 31 March to 7 April 2011; Battle of Brega–Ajdabiya road, fought 8 April to ...
On 1 July 1942, the First Battle of El Alamein began, which lasted until 27 July 1942. For their conduct and bravery between 26 May and 30 July 1942, all three regiments of the 27th Infantry Division "Brescia" were awarded Italy's highest military honor a Gold Medal of Military Valor .