{"id":103607,"date":"2026-10-28T02:00:31","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T06:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=103607"},"modified":"2026-10-27T10:07:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T14:07:00","slug":"rommels-rampage-battle-for-north-africa-spring-1941","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/rommels-rampage-battle-for-north-africa-spring-1941\/","title":{"rendered":"Rommel&#8217;s Rampage &#8211; Battle for North Africa Spring 1941"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/b1De_z8ZYQE?si=F04u0VoDW0yD4i9O\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Real Time History<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 5 Jun 2026<\/p>\n<p>The Italian Army in North Africa is in disarray after the British Operation Compass. Hitler reluctantly sends help in the form of the newly formed <em>Afrika Corps<\/em> under Erwin Rommel. Despite his orders, he immediately goes on the offensive and pushes back the British who are also reeling from the Axis invasion of Greece and Yugoslavia. But Rommel&#8217;s bold leadership style has drawbacks and in May 1941, the vital port town of Tobruk still holds out.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\u00bb SOURCES<br \/>\nB\u00fcschleb, Hermann. &#8220;Feldherrn und Panzer im W\u00fcstenkrieg: die Herbstschlacht Crusader&#8221; im <em>Vorfeld von Tobruk 1941<\/em> Scharnhorst Buchkameradschaft, 1966<\/p>\n<p>De Vignani, Giovanni. &#8220;L&#8217;olocausto di Bardia. Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale, 1941&#8221;. Accessed on the 28.03.2026 at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbTFrYlhfeFhxa0oyQndRcHdpNHRGVUtSS1J6Z3xBQ3Jtc0tsU2RrUjdZUjVUVk0waldJVzN6b0JsMlJHUUxXdXVDY3J2YXRqTWxLcnp5aG9OT1AtMk5xTll3SEJ5emhGT244OVhZZTRTZHN1dGwyQmlMZWlxS1d4dlRRWkxRdHEwSVFwcmpINzVGUnlzbTBrLVR1dw&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.idiariraccontano.org%2Festratti%2Flolocausto-di-bardia%2F&#038;v=b1De_z8ZYQE\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.idiariraccontano.org\/estr&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Faldella, Emilio. <em>L&#8217;Italia nella Seconda Guerra Mondiale<\/em>. 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