Africa
Western Desert: Rommel takes Mersa Matruh and 6,000 PoWs.
Air War
Mediterranean: Mussolini flies to Derna (Libya), in aircraft marked with Red Crosses to lead expected Axis ‘victory parade’ through Cairo.
Western Desert: Rommel takes Mersa Matruh and 6,000 PoWs.
Mediterranean: Mussolini flies to Derna (Libya), in aircraft marked with Red Crosses to lead expected Axis ‘victory parade’ through Cairo.