News Item: : The Battle of Gazala 1942 by PVI_Eagle
(Category: Misc)
Posted by Lowengrin
Thursday 04 September 2008 - 19:01:08
The battle was fought around Tobruk with the Italians launching a frontal attack on British positions on May 26th. The next day, Rommel launched his panzers in a flanking manoeuvre south of the fortified "box" at Bir Hacheim. The Battle of Gazala had begun....
This dynamic campaign is based on the desert map of "IL-2 1946" 4.08m and was adapted by PVI_Eagle to represent the Libyan scenery of Cyrenaica in 1942.
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