Tuesday, December 09, 2008
This Day in the History of Proving the Italians Ought to Stick to Making Cars
On this day in 1940, British and Commonwealth troops opened their first major offensive in North Africa during World War II, when they attacked Italian troops in Libya. The Brits slapped the Ities around until the Afrika Corp showed up in February, 1941.
That's a Matilda tank. Slow, under gunned, under armored, but there.
Labels: Desert Warfare, WWII history; European theater
