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Un homme blindé à Bir-Hakeim: récit d'un sous-officier camerounais qui a fait la guerre de 39–45 [A Tank Man at Bir-Hakeim: Story of a Cameroonian Non-Commissioned Officer who was in the War 39–45] (in French). Paris: L'Harmattan. ISBN 978-2-7384-4239-0. Rondeau, Daniel; Stephane, Roger (1997). "16 Testimonies".
Bir Hakeim (Arabic: بئر حكيم, romanized: biʾr ḥakīm, lit. 'wise well', pronounced [biʔr ħaˈkiːm] ⓘ, sometimes written Bir Hacheim) is the site of a former Ottoman fort in the Libyan desert. The fort was built around the site of an ancient Roman well, dating to the period when the oasis was part of Ottoman Tripolitania.
Bir Hakeim was the name of the site of two Roman wells, a tomb and an Ottoman blockhouse about 120 mi (190 km) west of Sollum. [5] The Bir (well) did not appear on British maps but two Arab guides with the British claimed to know its location. Westminster and Peyton decided on a rescue attempt.
The Free French were to the south at the Bir Hakeim box, 13 mi (21 km) south of the 150th Infantry Brigade box, which was 6 mi (9.7 km) south of the 69th Infantry Brigade box. The line was not evenly manned, with a greater number of troops covering the coast road, leaving the south less protected but the line was behind deep minefields and a ...
From the coast of Norway to Bir Hakeim, to Africa then the Alsace, while passing by Syria and Italy, the 13th Demi-Brigade would be part of most of the major campaigns of the French Army during the Second World War. [3] [4] After having been engaged in Indochina from 1946 to 1954, the 13 e DBLE joined the Algerian War, and left in 1962.
Battle of Bir Hakeim: Bir Hakeim, Libya: Lieutenant-colonel Dimitri Amilakhvari: Victory Successful Delaying Action 2nd Battalion of the 13th Demi-Brigade of the Foreign Legion 3rd Battalion of the 13th Demi-Brigade of the Foreign Legion: September 22–26, 1940 Battle of Lạng Sơn: Lạng Sơn, French Indochina Defeat French Forces ordered ...
The battalion occupied a 'box' at Elvet el Tamar on 8 June. When Bir Hacheim was evacuated on 11 June C Company was detached to form part of a column to hold off the enemy advancing from the south. The company was in contact with the enemy over the next two days as German tank superiority overwhelmed the British forces.
On 26 May 1942, Generaloberst Erwin Rommel launched Operation Theseus, also referred to as the Battle of Gazala and the Battle of Bir Hakeim. [62] Four days later, on 30 May, Marseille performed another mercy mission after witnessing his 65th victory—Pilot Officer Graham George Buckland [ 63 ] of No. 250 Squadron RAF —striking the tailplane ...