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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.
On 19 November, the 22nd Armoured Brigade attacked the Ariete Division at Bir el Gubi but withdrew after 25 of its new Crusader tanks were knocked out for an Italian loss of 34 tanks. The 7th Armoured Brigade and the Support Group advanced to the airfield at Sidi Rezegh, captured 19 aircraft and menaced the rear of Division z.b.V. Afrika .
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
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
On 19 November 1941, the Ariete clashed at Bir el Gubi with the British 22nd Armoured Brigade and inflicted heavy losses on the inexperienced British forces. On 23 November, the 15th Panzer Division attacked the 5th South African Brigade defending Sidi Rezegh and that evening, the Ariete came up in support and the ridge was taken along with ...
Battle of Bardia; Battle of Alam el Halfa order of battle; Battle of Point 175; Operation Battleaxe; Battle of Beda Fomm; Action at Bir el Gubi (November 1941) Action at Bir el Gubi (December 1941) Battle of Bir Hakeim; Operation Braganza; Operation Brevity; Operation Brevity order of battle
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.