General der Panzertruppe Erwin Rommel (Oberbefehlshaber Panzerarmee "Afrika") and his Operations Officer (Ia), Oberstleutnant Siegfried Westphal (foreground). The picture was taken at Agedabia in January 1942. On 21 January 1942, Rommel's Afrika Korps begins a surprise counter-offensive at El Agheila. His troops, with new reinforcements and tanks, capture Agedabia, then push the British north to Beda Fomm.
Source :
Bayerische Staatsbibliothek photo archive (Image-No.: 50073460)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_World_War_II_(1942)
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