Nazi Germany, through Hitler’s blitzkrieg tactics, had swept through most of Central Europe and Libya prior to the battle. Their ever-increasing confidence led to their demise in the Siege of Tobruk through basic, errors and judgements. As part of the foreword to John Joseph Murray’s “I Confess: A Memoir of the Siege of Tobruk”, excerpts of thoughts and opinions from war correspondent Chester Wilmot criticises the tactics of Axis commander Erwin Rommel by commenting that, “individually these raids were not of great military importance… he was compelled to waste time, men and material,” (Murray J.J. 2011). Wilmot’s remark critiques the demonstration of poor tactical skill from Rommel, and his analysis is a reflection of their
Nazi Germany, through Hitler’s blitzkrieg tactics, had swept through most of Central Europe and Libya prior to the battle. Their ever-increasing confidence led to their demise in the Siege of Tobruk through basic, errors and judgements. As part of the foreword to John Joseph Murray’s “I Confess: A Memoir of the Siege of Tobruk”, excerpts of thoughts and opinions from war correspondent Chester Wilmot criticises the tactics of Axis commander Erwin Rommel by commenting that, “individually these raids were not of great military importance… he was compelled to waste time, men and material,” (Murray J.J. 2011). Wilmot’s remark critiques the demonstration of poor tactical skill from Rommel, and his analysis is a reflection of their