Battle of Sidi Rezegh

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The Battle of Sidi Rezegh was a major World War II tank engagement in North Africa in November 1941, forming a key part of Operation Crusader between British Commonwealth and Axis forces near Tobruk.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
tank battle
aimedAt breaking the Axis siege of Tobruk
belligerent Australia
British India
Germany
Italy
New Zealand
Dominion of South Africa
surface form: Union of South Africa

United Kingdom
combatType armoured warfare
tank engagement
commandedBy Erwin Rommel
conflict World War II
surface form: Second World War
countryInvolved India
South Africa
endDate 1941-11-29
followedBy Axis withdrawal from Cyrenaica in early 1942
front North African campaign
surface form: Western Desert Front
involvedUnit 15th Panzer Division
21st Panzer Division
2nd New Zealand Division
7th Armoured Division
German Afrika Korps
surface form: Afrika Korps

South African 5th Brigade
location Cyrenaica
Libya
Sidi Rezegh
Western Desert
near Tobruk
notableFor heavy tank losses on both sides
intense armoured clashes in open desert
objective Siege of Tobruk
surface form: relief of Tobruk
opposedBy British Eighth Army
partOf North African campaign
surface form: North African Campaign

Operation Crusader
North African campaign
surface form: Western Desert Campaign
precededBy Operation Sonnenblume
result Axis tactical victory
startDate 1941-11-19
strategicResult Allied strategic success in Operation Crusader
theatre Mediterranean Theater of Operations
surface form: Mediterranean Theatre of World War II
timePeriod November 1941

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Description of subject: The Battle of Sidi Rezegh was a major World War II tank engagement in North Africa in November 1941, forming a key part of Operation Crusader between British Commonwealth and Axis forces near Tobruk.

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Sidi Rezegh notableEvent Battle of Sidi Rezegh
South African 5th Brigade participatedIn Battle of Sidi Rezegh
South African 5th Brigade notableEvent Battle of Sidi Rezegh
this entity surface form: suffered heavy losses at Sidi Rezegh