The End of Cunningham | Operation Crusader Part 11

Alan Cunningham is about to be sacked by Auchinleck. But who will his replacement be? Operation Crusader is slowly entering a new phase as Rommel's Dash to the Wire also comes to an end. 30 Corps is battered but recovering, the Afrika Korps is now disorganized and weakened, and the 2nd New Zealand Division manages to take Sidi Rezegh. However, Rommel realises that the battle at Sidi Rezegh is the main event, and so begins to move his panzer divisions towards the 2nd New Zealand Division.

Timestamps!
00:00 Intro
00:45 Part 1 ‘Choosing a Successor’
01:08 The New Zealanders advance on Sidi Rezegh
04:28 The Afrika Korps struggles at the Frontier
07:25 Pienaar requests help!
07:54 Westphal requests help too!
10:59 Auchinleck chooses Cunningham’s Successor
11:51 Neil Ritchie
13:34 Part 2 ‘Conflicting Orders’
Starting with 4th Armoured Brigade reaching Pienaar’s unit
14:31 Rommel’s plans
15:46 15th Panzer Division moves north
16:48 Westphal orders Ravenstein to help!
17:53 The Tobruk Garrison reaches El Duda
19:07 Maoris and New Zealanders battle von Ravenstein
19:50 Pienaar let’s the Ariete Division pass
20:13 The New Zealanders lift the Siege of Tobruk
21:10 Part 3 ‘Cunningham Replaced’
Starting with Cunningham being replaced
23:15 Auchinleck holds Ritchie’s hand
24:03 Rommel’s WRATH
25:11 Rommel realises that Tobruk is the priority
26:29 Crüwell vs Rommel
29:23 The Fall of 5th New Zealand Brigade
31:02 Charge of the 23rd New Zealand Infantry Battalion
31:44 22nd New Zealand Battalion holds Menastir
33:01 Rommel and his wife
34:16 Crüwell moves north
34:46 Freyberg’s grave situation
36:37 Number of Tanks left
37:59 Outro and Patreons!

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