TOBRUK!

[Sir John]

Probably the most famous Battalion in the 9th was the 2/48th Battalion.

It stood out both at the Siege, and also at the Battle of el Alamein. I went to boarding school with the son of the CO, Col (later, Maj Gen) H.H ("Tack") Hammer.

The unit ended up as the most decorated of all in WW2, winning 4 VCs and a swag of other gongs.

SJ

[Sir John]

Swmpy,

During the duration of the siege, Gen Moreshead ordered a tactic of "aggressive patrolling" on the German side of the anti-tank ditch.

This included taking prisoners, destroying supplies and killing as many as possible, along with destroying sleep patterns.

The Germans could not put their heads down without worrying about what was going to happen next.

SJ

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If Rommel could have got the Italians to do something besides surrender things might have different as it was the Germans took on the best the Empire had and made a good showing of it .

[Sir John]

But he failed in his objective, and we succeeded in ours.

SJ

[Deleted]

Yes he failed , the Germans have a thing about losing wars , can you imagine how it would have been if they decided to win one , the U.S. seem to have the same problem about winning a war .

[Sir John]

Plan A with America in war is 'Peace through superior Firepower'.

That has been eliminated by the power that be, usually lesbian, man hating, law officers.

The US will never win another war under the new rules. Things must change.

SJ

[Deleted]

It is no longer politicaly correct to win a war .