Bardia to Enfidaville

Contents

• • [covers]
  • Official History of New Zealand in the Second World War 1939–45
  • [frontispiece]
  • [title page]
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • List of Maps
• • CHAPTER 1 — The Pause at Bardia
    • [section]
    • The Halt at Bardia
    • Reorganisation
    • 5 Infantry Brigade Group
    • 6 Infantry Brigade Group
  • CHAPTER 2 — Squaring Up to the Agheila Position
    • Air Power
    • Operation torch
    • The Enemy Retirement into the Agheila Position
    • Montgomery
    • Rommel and the Enemy
    • The El Agheila Position
    • Plan of Attack
    • Preliminary Moves
    • In the El Haseiat Area
    • The Enemy in early December
  • CHAPTER 3 — Left Hook at El Agheila
    • [section]
    • Across the Rift
    • Pushing on—14 December
    • Enemy Reaction
    • Into the Blue—15 December
    • 6 Brigade Advances
    • The Enemy escapes—16 December
  • CHAPTER 4 — Nofilia
    • Tidying Up
    • Attacking Nofilia
    • Outflanking Nofilia
    • Night Operations
    • Gone Away
    • After Nofilia
  • CHAPTER 5 — Preparing to Hurry to Tripoli
    • Tunisian Front
    • The General Situation on Eighth Army's Front
    • From the Enemy's Side
    • Christmas Interlude
    • Back to Business
    • The Terrain
    • Plans for Operation fire-eater
    • The Division moves Forward
    • Divisional Orders for the Advance
    • The Enemy
    • 2 NZ Division Closes up for the Attack
  • CHAPTER 6 — ‘On to Tripoli’
    • 15th January
    • The Enemy on 15 January
    • 16 January—across Wadi Zemzem
    • The Enemy on 16 January
    • 17 January—across Wadi Sofeggin
    • The Enemy on 17 January
    • 18 and 19 January—Bottleneck at Beni Ulid
    • The Enemy on 18 January
    • 19 January at Beni Ulid
    • The Enemy on 19–20 January
    • 20 January—into the Gebel
    • The Enemy on 20 January
    • 21 January—the Plains of Tripoli
    • The Enemy on 21 January
    • Action at Azizia, 22 January
    • The Enemy on 22 January
    • 23 January—Tripoli Captured
    • The Enemy on 23 January
    • Mr Churchill's Visit
  • CHAPTER 7 — The Medenine Incident
    • Early Days in Tripoli
    • Demonstrations and Discussions
    • Dock Labour
    • Other Activities
    • The Casablanca Conference
    • The Enemy Attempt at Disruption
    • Allied Counter-action
    • In the Background—Operation pugilist
    • Operation ‘pugilist’ — General Plan of Eighth Army
    • 2 NZ Division Moves to Medenine
    • 5 Infantry Brigade Group and 4 Light Armoured Brigade in Position
    • The Remainder of the Division
    • Lull before the Storm
    • The Enemy Prepares
    • The Enemy Attacks
    • The Enemy Withdraws
    • Some Thoughts on Medenine
  • CHAPTER 8 — Preparing for PUGILIST
    • The Terrain
    • The Outflanking Problem
    • 2 NZ Division Prepares
    • NZ Corps Moves Forward
    • NZ Corps Operation Order No. 1
    • Administrative Instructions
    • Final Preparations
    • First Army Front
    • The Enemy
  • CHAPTER 9 — PUGILIST — a Check
    • [section]
    • Delayed Attack
    • 22 March
    • The Enemy—22 March
    • NZ Corps—23 March
    • The Right Flank on 23 March
    • The Main Mareth Front
    • NZ Corps winds up pugilist
    • The Enemy
    • Change of Plan
  • CHAPTER 10 — SUPERCHARGE—a Victory
    • [section]
    • Preparations on 25 March
    • Orders for supercharge
    • Starting Positions for supercharge
    • Artillery
    • Rate of Advance
    • Air Support
    • Brigade Operation Orders
    • The Enemy
    • An Outline of supercharge II
    • 8 Armoured Brigade
    • 28 (Maori) Battalion
    • 23 Battalion
    • 24 Battalion
    • Flanking Units
    • 1 Armoured Division
    • The Enemy
    • Point 209
  • CHAPTER 11 — Concentration at Gabes
    • Reorganisation
    • Dealing with the El Hamma Bottleneck
    • New Zealand Corps advances
    • 5 Infantry Brigade Group on 28 March
    • The Enemy on 28 March
    • 10 Corps' Orders
    • Gabes Captured
    • The Enemy on 29 March
    • The End of the supercharge Phase
    • Tebaga in Retrospect
  • CHAPTER 12 — Breakthrough at Akarit
    • Eighteenth Army Group Plan
    • Eighth Army Plan
    • The Terrain
    • Enemy Dispositions
    • 2 NZ Division is Relieved
    • Plans and Orders
    • 2 NZ Division Orders
    • Artillery
    • Brigade Plans
    • Divisional Activities, 1–6 April
    • The Enemy
    • The Attack at Akarit
    • Position at the End of 6 April
    • The Enemy
    • Advance from Akarit
    • 8 April
    • 9 April—to the Sfax-Faid Road
    • First Army Front
    • 10 April—Cross-country Journey
    • 11 April—Rest and no Rest
    • 12 April—the End of Desert Fighting
  • CHAPTER 13 — Up Against it at Enfidaville
    • First Contacts with the Enemy Line
    • A Halt on 14 April
    • The Tactical Picture
    • Comparative Strengths
    • Eighth Army
    • 10 Corps' Plan
    • 2 NZ Division, 15–18 April
    • 6 Infantry Brigade and Enfidaville
    • 5 Infantry Brigade and the Takrouna Area
    • Other Activities
    • Patrolling
    • 10 Corps' Orders
    • 8 Armoured Brigade
    • 6 Infantry Brigade
    • 5 Infantry Brigade
    • 28 (Maori) Battalion
    • 21 Battalion
    • 23 Battalion
    • Plans Reviewed
    • Lining up for oration
    • The Enemy
  • CHAPTER 14 — ORATION—a Soldiers' Battle
    • [section]
    • 6 Infantry Brigade—26 Battalion
    • 24 Battalion
    • Other Arms in 6 Brigade
    • 5 Infantry Brigade—28 (Maori) Battalion
    • 21 Battalion
    • 23 Battalion
    • 23 and 28 (Maori) Battalions
    • The Assault on Takrouna
    • Situation at First Light, 20 April
    • 6 Infantry Brigade on 20 April
    • 5 Infantry Brigade
    • Takrouna, 20 April
    • 21 Battalion
    • Situation at the End of 20 April
    • 20–21 April—Some Reorganisation
    • 21 April—the End of oration
    • Operations on Djebel Garci
    • oration in Retrospect
  • CHAPTER 15 — The End in North Africa
    • [section]
    • 2 NZ Division after Takrouna
    • The General Situation up to 26 April
    • Eighth Army Plans
    • Change of Plan
    • 2 NZ Division from 27 April to 3 May
    • The Last Plan
    • Operations Around Djebibina
    • The Campaign Ends
    • 2 NZ Division after the Surrender
    • Back to Egypt
  • CHAPTER 16 — Conclusion
  • Appendix I
    • I: Allied Battle Casualties, North Africa, October 1942–May 1943
    • II: 2 New Zealand Division Casualties, 11 November 1942–13 May 1943
    • III: Axis Casualties, 23 October 1942–13 May 1943
  • Appendix II
  • Bibliography
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