Bardia to Enfidaville

Contents

• • [covers]
  • Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939–45
  • [frontispiece]
  • [title page]
  • Preface p. v
  • Contents p. vii
  • List of Illustrations p. ix
  • List of Maps p. xii
• • [chapter]
  • CHAPTER 1 — The Pause at Bardia p. 1
    • [section] p. 1
    • The Halt at Bardia p. 3
    • Reorganisation p. 6
    • 5 Infantry Brigade Group p. 9
    • 6 Infantry Brigade Group
  • CHAPTER 2 — Squaring Up to the Agheila Position
    • Air Power p. 11
    • Operation torch p. 12
    • The Enemy Retirement into the Agheila Position p. 13
    • Montgomery p. 15
    • Rommel and the Enemy p. 16
    • The El Agheila Position p. 21
    • Plan of Attack p. 22
    • Preliminary Moves p. 24
    • In the El Haseiat Area p. 26
    • The Enemy in early December p. 29
  • CHAPTER 3 — Left Hook at El Agheila
    • [section] p. 32
    • Across the Rift p. 33
    • Pushing on—14 December p. 37
    • Enemy Reaction p. 40
    • Into the Blue—15 December p. 41
    • 6 Brigade Advances p. 47
    • The Enemy escapes—16 December
  • CHAPTER 4 — Nofilia p. 58
    • Tidying Up p. 58
    • Attacking Nofilia p. 60
    • Outflanking Nofilia p. 63
    • Night Operations p. 67
    • Gone Away p. 69
    • After Nofilia p. 70
  • CHAPTER 5 — Preparing to Hurry to Tripoli
    • Tunisian Front p. 74
    • The General Situation on Eighth Army's Front p. 75
    • From the Enemy's Side p. 77
    • Christmas Interlude p. 80
    • Back to Business p. 82
    • The Terrain p. 84
    • Plans for Operation fire-eater
    • The Division moves Forward p. 88
    • Divisional Orders for the Advance p. 91
    • The Enemy p. 92
    • 2 NZ Division Closes up for the Attack p. 93
  • CHAPTER 6 — ‘On to Tripoli’
    • 15th January p. 96
    • The Enemy on 15 January p. 97
    • 16 January—across Wadi Zemzem p. 98
    • The Enemy on 16 January p. 99
    • 17 January—across Wadi Sofeggin p. 100
    • The Enemy on 17 January p. 102
    • 18 and 19 January—Bottleneck at Beni Ulid
    • The Enemy on 18 January p. 104
    • 19 January at Beni Ulid
    • The Enemy on 19–20 January p. 106
    • 20 January—into the Gebel p. 107
    • The Enemy on 20 January p. 108
    • 21 January—the Plains of Tripoli p. 109
    • The Enemy on 21 January p. 111
    • Action at Azizia, 22 January p. 112
    • The Enemy on 22 January p. 114
    • 23 January—Tripoli Captured p. 115
    • The Enemy on 23 January p. 117
    • Mr Churchill's Visit p. 118
  • CHAPTER 7 — The Medenine Incident
    • Early Days in Tripoli p. 122
    • Demonstrations and Discussions p. 123
    • Dock Labour p. 125
    • Other Activities p. 126
    • The Casablanca Conference p. 127
    • The Enemy Attempt at Disruption p. 128
    • Allied Counter-action p. 131
    • In the Background—Operation pugilist p. 133
    • Operation ‘pugilist’ — General Plan of Eighth Army
    • 2 NZ Division Moves to Medenine p. 136
    • 5 Infantry Brigade Group and 4 Light Armoured Brigade in Position p. 137
    • The Remainder of the Division p. 142
    • Lull before the Storm p. 144
    • The Enemy Prepares p. 145
    • The Enemy Attacks p. 146
    • The Enemy Withdraws p. 149
    • Some Thoughts on Medenine p. 151
  • CHAPTER 8 — Preparing for PUGILIST
    • The Terrain p. 154
    • The Outflanking Problem p. 155
    • 2 NZ Division Prepares p. 158
    • NZ Corps Moves Forward p. 162
    • NZ Corps Operation Order No. 1 p. 163
    • Administrative Instructions
    • Final Preparations p. 167
    • First Army Front p. 172
    • The Enemy p. 173
  • CHAPTER 9 — PUGILIST — a Check
    • [section] p. 176
    • Delayed Attack p. 178
    • 22 March p. 186
    • The Enemy—22 March p. 188
    • NZ Corps—23 March
    • The Right Flank on 23 March p. 190
    • The Main Mareth Front p. 192
    • NZ Corps winds up pugilist p. 193
    • The Enemy p. 195
    • Change of Plan p. 196
  • CHAPTER 10 — SUPERCHARGE—a Victory
    • [section] p. 198
    • Preparations on 25 March p. 203
    • Orders for supercharge p. 204
    • Starting Positions for supercharge p. 208
    • Artillery
    • Rate of Advance p. 212
    • Air Support
    • Brigade Operation Orders p. 213
    • The Enemy p. 215
    • An Outline of supercharge II p. 216
    • 8 Armoured Brigade p. 217
    • 28 (Maori) Battalion p. 218
    • 23 Battalion p. 221
    • 24 Battalion p. 222
    • Flanking Units p. 226
    • 1 Armoured Division p. 227
    • The Enemy
    • Point 209 p. 230
  • CHAPTER 11 — Concentration at Gabes p. 234
    • Reorganisation p. 234
    • Dealing with the El Hamma Bottleneck
    • New Zealand Corps advances p. 238
    • 5 Infantry Brigade Group on 28 March p. 240
    • The Enemy on 28 March p. 241
    • 10 Corps' Orders p. 242
    • Gabes Captured p. 243
    • The Enemy on 29 March p. 246
    • The End of the supercharge Phase p. 247
    • Tebaga in Retrospect p. 249
  • CHAPTER 12 — Breakthrough at Akarit
    • Eighteenth Army Group Plan p. 251
    • Eighth Army Plan
    • The Terrain p. 252
    • Enemy Dispositions p. 254
    • 2 NZ Division is Relieved
    • Plans and Orders p. 255
    • 2 NZ Division Orders p. 256
    • Artillery p. 258
    • Brigade Plans p. 259
    • Divisional Activities, 1–6 April
    • The Enemy p. 261
    • The Attack at Akarit
    • Position at the End of 6 April p. 265
    • The Enemy
    • Advance from Akarit p. 266
    • 8 April p. 270
    • 9 April—to the Sfax-Faid Road p. 272
    • First Army Front p. 275
    • 10 April—Cross-country Journey
    • 11 April—Rest and no Rest p. 276
    • 12 April—the End of Desert Fighting p. 278
  • CHAPTER 13 — Up Against it at Enfidaville
    • First Contacts with the Enemy Line p. 281
    • A Halt on 14 April p. 285
    • The Tactical Picture p. 286
    • Comparative Strengths p. 289
    • Eighth Army p. 292
    • 10 Corps' Plan p. 293
    • 2 NZ Division, 15–18 April p. 295
    • 6 Infantry Brigade and Enfidaville
    • 5 Infantry Brigade and the Takrouna Area p. 296
    • Other Activities
    • Patrolling p. 297
    • 10 Corps' Orders p. 299
    • 8 Armoured Brigade p. 302
    • 6 Infantry Brigade
    • 5 Infantry Brigade p. 303
    • 28 (Maori) Battalion p. 304
    • 21 Battalion p. 305
    • 23 Battalion p. 306
    • Plans Reviewed
    • Lining up for oration p. 308
    • The Enemy p. 309
  • CHAPTER 14 — ORATION—a Soldiers' Battle
    • [section] p. 312
    • 6 Infantry Brigade—26 Battalion
    • 24 Battalion
    • Other Arms in 6 Brigade p. 315
    • 5 Infantry Brigade—28 (Maori) Battalion
    • 21 Battalion p. 318
    • 23 Battalion p. 323
    • 23 and 28 (Maori) Battalions p. 326
    • The Assault on Takrouna p. 327
    • Situation at First Light, 20 April p. 328
    • 6 Infantry Brigade on 20 April p. 329
    • 5 Infantry Brigade
    • Takrouna, 20 April p. 332
    • 21 Battalion p. 334
    • Situation at the End of 20 April
    • 20–21 April—Some Reorganisation p. 335
    • 21 April—the End of oration p. 336
    • Operations on Djebel Garci p. 339
    • oration in Retrospect
  • CHAPTER 15 — The End in North Africa
    • [section] p. 342
    • 2 NZ Division after Takrouna p. 343
    • The General Situation up to 26 April p. 350
    • Eighth Army Plans p. 351
    • Change of Plan p. 354
    • 2 NZ Division from 27 April to 3 May p. 356
    • The Last Plan p. 357
    • Operations Around Djebibina p. 359
    • The Campaign Ends p. 364
    • 2 NZ Division after the Surrender p. 368
    • Back to Egypt p. 369
  • CHAPTER 16 — Conclusion p. 372
  • Appendix I p. 385
    • I: Allied Battle Casualties, North Africa, October 1942–May 1943 p. 385
    • II: 2 New Zealand Division Casualties, 11 November 1942–13 May 1943* p. 386
    • III: Axis Casualties, 23 October 1942–13 May 1943
  • Appendix II p. 387
  • Bibliography p. 391
    • UNPUBLISHED p. 391
      • New Zealand p. 391
      • United Kingdom p. 392
      • German and Italian
    • PUBLISHED p. 393
      • OFFICIAL p. 393
      • NON-OFFICIAL p. 394
  • Glossary p. 395
  • Index p. 405
• Editorial Advisory Panel p. 417

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