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Folder: Operations in the Western Desert 27 May 1942 to 2 Jul 1942. Contains a detailed summary of the battles of the Cauldron, Bir Hacheim, Gazala, Mersa Matruh and Tobruk that took place between these dates, dated August 1942. Contains two situation maps showing minefields at Matruh and Gazala-Tobruk-Bir Hacheim. One of four reports drawn up at General Headquarters, Cairo, June to August 1942. Reacting to and analysing the British defeats of the summer in the Western Desert. Associated with the Battles of Tobruk, Gazala, Mersa Matruh and Bir Hacheim, World War Two, North Africa (1940-1943) 1942.

Gazala, Battle of, 1942 (World War Two, North Africa 1940-1945), Tobruk, Battles for, 1941 (World War Two, North Africa 1940-1945), Bir Hacheim, Battles for, 1942 (World War Two, North Africa 1940-1945), Mersa Matruh, Battle of, 1942 (World War Two, North Africa