Operation CRUSADER in   #Scrubs GIFs at the request of  @JamesTTHalstead  @Alan_Allport  @robert_lyman  @Hutch_and_Sons  @CedricMas  @mike_bechthold  @ReassessHistory Eighth Army crossing the border
                        
                        
                                                    
                        
                        
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                        
                        
                        Ariete after Bir el Gobi, Gott and Scott Cockburn in the rear
                        
                        
                                                    
                        
                        
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                        
                        
                        Everyone at Siri Rezegh
                        
                        
                                                    
                        
                        
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                        
                        
                        Crüwell dealing with Sidi Rezegh
                        
                        
                                                    
                        
                        
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                        
                        
                        Auchinleck when he hears a Cunningham wants to withdraw
                        
                        
                                                    
                        
                        
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                        
                        
                        Crüwell when being told of the idea of a dash to the wire
                        
                        
                                                    
                        
                        
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                        
                        
                        Rommel’s dash to the wire
                        
                        
                                                    
                        
                        
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                        
                        
                        4 Indian at Sidi Omar
                        
                        
                                                    
                        
                        
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                        
                        
                        Freyberg. All the time
                        
                        
                                                    
                        
                        
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                        
                        
                        Tobruk garrison breaking out
                        
                        
                                                    
                        
                        
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                        
                        
                        Tobruk garrison meeting New Zealanders on Ed Duda
                        
                        
                                                    
                        
                        
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                        
                        
                        Afrikakorps returning to Ed Duda
                        
                        
                                                    
                        
                        
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                        
                        
                        Rommel getting ready to sort out the Ed Duda salient
                        
                        
                                                    
                        
                        
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                        
                        
                        4 Armoure Brigade not intervening
                        
                        
                                                    
                        
                        
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                        
                        
                        Rommel attempting to sort out the Ed Duda salient
                        
                        
                                                    
                        
                        
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                        
                        
                        Rommel when he meets the combined Kiwis and Tobfort garrison
                        
                        
                                                    
                        
                        
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                        
                        
                        brigadier Willison when Rommel tries to sort out his salient
                        
                        
                                                    
                        
                        
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                        
                        
                        Godwin Austen and Scobie when they hear Rommel thinks he has won
                        
                        
                                                    
                        
                        
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                        
                        
                        Axis forces suddenly have to be somewhere else and the siege is lifted
                        
                        
                                                    
                        
                        
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                        
                        
                        Let’s continue a bit. South Africans being told to take Bardia.
                        
                        
                                                    
                        
                        
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                        
                        
                        4 Indian trying to get Giovani Fascisti out of Bir el Gobi
                        
                        
                                                    
                        
                        
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                        
                        
                        Giovani Fascisti
                        
                        
                                                    
                        
                        
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                        
                        
                        The Afrikakorps getting ready to sort out 11 Indian Brigade
                        
                        
                                                    
                        
                        
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                        
                        
                        4 Armoured Bde intervening
                        
                        
                                                    
                        
                        
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                        
                        
                        5 Indian Brigade at Point 204
                        
                        
                                                    
                        
                        
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                        
                        
                        Rommel explaining why he has to withdraw to Mersa el Brega
                        
                        
                                                    
                        
                        
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                        
                        
                        4 Armoured Bde intervening
                        
                        
                                                    
                        
                        
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                        
                        
                        Ritchie’s organising pursuit of the beaten enemy
                        
                        
                                                    
                        
                        
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                        
                        
                        The Afrikakorps waiting for the pursuers at Saunnu
                        
                        
                                                    
                        
                        
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                        
                        
                        The pursuing force at Saunnu
                        
                        
                                                    
                        
                        
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                        
                        
                        22 Armoured Brigade intervening
                        
                        
                                                    
                        
                        
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                        
                        
                        Axis is safely in Agedabia
                        
                        
                                                    
                        
                        
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                        
                        
                        Eighth Army command trying to come to grips with the situation
                        
                        
                                                    
                        
                        
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                        
                        
                        Rommel assessing Eighth Army’s position
                        
                        
                                                    
                        
                        
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                        
                        
                        Churchill showing his admiration for how things are going
                        
                        
                                                    
                        
                        
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                        
                        
                        The RAF watching the army doing its thing. TBC
                        
                        
                                                    
                        
                        
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                        
                        
                        Scott-Cockburn of 22 Armoured Brigade joining the pursuit
                        
                        
                                                    
                        
                        
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                        
                        
                        The Afrikakorps waiting for them at Uadi al Faregh
                        
                        
                                                    
                        
                        
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                        
                        
                        Afrikakorps realising 22 Armoured Brigade is really coming to Uadi al Faregh
                        
                        
                                                    
                        
                        
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                        
                        
                        22 Armoured Brigade meeting the Afrikakorps at Uadi al Faregh
                        
                        
                                                    
                        
                        
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                        
                        
                        Afrikakorps returning from the battle, having torn 22 Armoured Brigade a new one.
                        
                        
                                                    
                        
                        
                                                
                    
                    
                
                 
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