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The Desert War – February 1943

23rd February 2023 well_chuffed 2672 Comments

This month sees the battle of the Kassarine Pass.This was where the Axis forces gave the Americans a run for their money and may have been the start of the “our Italians” handle given to [more…]

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The Desert War – January 1943

24th January 2023 well_chuffed 2383 Comments

January 1943 saw the Casablanca Conference take place where FDR, Churchill, Charles de Gaulle and Henri Giraud (de Gaulle’s #2) would discuss the future of the war though the French were not really involved in [more…]

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The Desert War – December 1942

18th December 2022 well_chuffed 2078 Comments

Things are finally looking up for the Allies at the last month of 1942. The Axis are on the run in North Africa, Operation Torch has been a success though not without some busy bits. [more…]

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The Desert War – November 1942

2nd November 2022 well_chuffed 3323 Comments

November would see the assault at El Alamein succeed and the Axis would now be on the back foot as they withdrew towards Tripoli and eventually Tunisia. On the 16th November the Stoneage convoy of [more…]

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The Desert War – October 1942

19th October 2022 well_chuffed 3927 Comments

This month 44% of military cargo and fuel sent to Libya was sunk, this was better than the 33% sunk last month and Churchill later claimed that petrol was especially targeted and 66% of that [more…]

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The Desert War – September 1942

28th September 2022 well_chuffed 3910 Comments

A funny old month September 1942 in the desert. A few attempts to break through on the sand but only half hearted. The navy was still in the thick of it and the air war [more…]

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The Desert War – August 1942

29th August 2022 well_chuffed 1615 Comments

August 80 years ago and although the situation in the desert starts off mostly quiet all hell is breaking out at sea. The Axis are desperate to resupply Rommel and the Allies are equally desperate [more…]

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The Desert War – July 1942

4th August 2022 well_chuffed 3286 Comments

The month of July 80 years ago sees what became known as the 1st Battle of El Alamein, the 2nd would become the more famous one. In the first one the German advance was halted [more…]

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The Desert War – June 1942

23rd June 2022 well_chuffed 3215 Comments

80 years ago in June things started to look bleak in the desert, the Axis was on the advance and we were retreating. At sea the Royal Navy was just as busy and the convoys [more…]

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