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Det eneste jeg finner om mai 1942 er denne:
In May 1942, The Largest Surrender in U.S. Military History Took Place
A shocker of a story.nationalinterest.org
men det var i Stillehavet. Alle andre steder jeg har lest står det at det var i operasjon Torch amerikanske styrker første gang deltok i kamper på denne siden av atlanteren. Så en referanse hadde vært fint. Man må jo prøve å lære noe, og ikke bare sitte å hamre ukritisk på tastaturet.
Jeg har imidlertid funnet denne:
World War II, U.S. 1942 Battle Timeline, America's Best History
Battle Timeline of World War II, 1942, U.S. Battles, America's Best History.americasbesthistory.com
Ingen referanser til amerikanske styrker i Europa/Afrika i mai 1942.
Beklager at det ble litt OT nå.
North Africa campaigns - Egypt, Libya, 1941-1943 | Britannica
North Africa campaigns - Egypt, Libya, 1941-1943: On November 18, 1941, the British Eighth Army, as the forces in the Western Desert had been rechristened, launched Operation Crusader. The British undertook that offensive with more than twice as many tanks as their opponent. In addition, some...
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Although Churchill had pressured Auchinleck to mount an attack, Rommel struck first. On the night of May 26–27, 1942, he passed around the southern flank of the British position with three German divisions, followed by an Italian armoured division and an Italian motorized infantry division. He left four unmotorized Italian divisions as a holding force opposite the Gazala line. The British response was piecemeal, but Rommel could not complete a drive to the sea that would have enveloped the British on the Gazala line. Unbeknownst to Rommel, the Eighth Army had been reinforced with more than 200 M3 General Grant tanks from the United States. In Rommel’s words, the Grants’ 75-mm guns “had torn great holes in our ranks,” and his renewed effort to reach the sea on May 28 brought little progress. The following day, he ordered his striking force to take up a defensive position.