All,
Rommel was not too keen on invading Malta as he saw that as a diversion of his forces> Further he claimed that by going full speed on Egypt with what he had, he could take Egypt up to Cairo in one big dash.
Malta could (according to Rommel) be sufficiently suppressed to ensure that he had enough of everything.
With Egypt gone, Malta could be dealt with in a less frantic manner.
It did not go totally as planned.
Here is the big question:
1) Could Rommel be right? was the battle that much in the balance that it could have been won by Rommel
2) Maybe not all the way to Cairo, but at least taking Alexandria
3) If there would be a stalemate past Alexandria - or even at the Nile - it might not impact the Russian offensives, but it would surely disrupt the oil flow to Britain
4) Consequences for Britain? US intervention?
Yours,
Rommel was not too keen on invading Malta as he saw that as a diversion of his forces> Further he claimed that by going full speed on Egypt with what he had, he could take Egypt up to Cairo in one big dash.
Malta could (according to Rommel) be sufficiently suppressed to ensure that he had enough of everything.
With Egypt gone, Malta could be dealt with in a less frantic manner.
It did not go totally as planned.
Here is the big question:
1) Could Rommel be right? was the battle that much in the balance that it could have been won by Rommel
2) Maybe not all the way to Cairo, but at least taking Alexandria
3) If there would be a stalemate past Alexandria - or even at the Nile - it might not impact the Russian offensives, but it would surely disrupt the oil flow to Britain
4) Consequences for Britain? US intervention?
Yours,