Battle of Gazala

The Battle of Gazala was a major North African WWII conflict in 1942 where Axis forces, mainly Germans and Italians, attacked the British Commonwealth troops near Libya. It involved intense tank and desert warfare, culminating in the Axis’s bold encirclement of British forces at Gazala. Despite some setbacks, the Axis forces managed a significant victory, leading to the fall of Tobruk, a strategic port. The battle was a turning point in the North African campaign, demonstrating the importance of effective tactics and logistics in desert warfare and setting the stage for subsequent offensives in the region.