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Name: Operation Sonnenblume

Type: Event

Start: 1941 AD

End: 1941 AD

Parent: World War II (North African Theatre)

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Was a joint German and Italian military Campaign against British forces in Cyrenaica, during World War II.

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  • March 1941: The Axis force raided and quickly defeated the British at El Agheila.
  • March 1941: Mersa Brega conquered by italy.
  • April 1941: German Group Schwerin was out of fuel and stranded near Ben Gania.
  • April 1941: Siege of Tobruk.
  • April 1941: By 15 April, Italian troops pushed the British back to the border at Sollum and besieged Tobruk.
  • April 1941: The German units of Group Schwerin arrived in Mechili.
  • April 1941: Ponath reached the coast road and advanced on the airfield south of Derna.

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