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After Bir el Gubi the brigade reported that it had lost 82 tanks, and another account stated that it had only 10 to 20 battleworthy tanks left. These figures included not only battlefield losses but also Crusaders lost during the two days leading up to and including the battle due to mechanical problems.
On 18 November, north of Bir el Gubi, Commonwealth forces started a new offensive, Operation Crusader.On 19 November in the Action at Bir el Gubi (November 1941) the 132nd Armored Division "Ariete" repulsed a British attack and on 23 November a great tank battle, Totensonntag (Sunday of the Dead), took place in the desert.
There were two military actions at Bir el Gubi in World War II, both fought in late 1941 during Operation Crusader. These occurred in North Africa, in Libya, in and around a crossroads called Bir el Gubi. Action at Bir el Gubi (November 1941), a clash between the British 22 Armoured Brigade and the Italian Ariete Division on 19 November 1941
The 7th Hussars and 2nd RTR faced the tanks and four infantry companies with the guns of the Support Group attacked to the north, expecting reinforcements from the 5th South African Infantry Brigade. The South Africans had been detached from the 1st South African Division at Bir el Gubi, which faced the "Ariete" Division and was en route. [28]
November 19: First Action at Bir el Gubi; November 19 - December 1: Battle of Sidi Rezegh; November 21 – December 7: Second Battle of Tobruk; November 21: Battle of Bir el Haiad; November 22: Battle of Bir Ghirba; November 22: Second Battle of Sidi Omar; November 27: Battle of Bir el Chleta; November 29 - December 4: Battle of Ed Dedu
The Battle of Point 175 was a military engagement of the Western Desert Campaign that took place during Operation Crusader from 29 November to 1 December 1941, during the Second World War. Point 175 is a small rise just south of the Trigh Capuzzo, a desert track east of Sidi Rezegh and south of Zaafran.
The battalion's machine guns and 2-pdrs firing 'portee' got off a few unobserved rounds into the storm until it was ordered to move north to Bir el Gubi. Here it was drawn into the northern fighting around the 'Knightsbridge Box' (the Battle of the Cauldron). The battalion occupied a 'box' at Elvet el Tamar on 8 June.
Battle of Point 175; Action at Bir el Gubi (November 1941) C. Battle of Culqualber; G. Battle of Gondar; R. Rostov Defensive Operation; S. Sinking of HMAS Sydney; T ...