Johann von Ravenstein
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Johann "Hans" Theodor von Ravenstein was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He commanded the 21st Panzer Division from May 1941 until being made a prisoner of war in late November
Ravenstein, c. 1942
Ravenstein, on the right, after his capture by soldiers of New Zealand's 21st Battalion, with a British staff officer at Tobruk, Libya
Operation Battleaxe
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Operation Battleaxe was a British Army offensive during the Second World War to raise the Siege of Tobruk and re-capture eastern Cyrenaica from German and Italian forces. It was the first time during
Johann von Ravenstein
…North Africa a few days later to take up command of the 5th Light Division and was almost immediately brought into action when the British commenced Operation Battleaxe. Ordered by Rommel to attack the flank of the British advance, his division performed well, inflicting severe damage to the 7th Armoured Brigade, and…
Soldiers of the 4th Indian Division decorate the side of their lorry "Khyber Pass to Hell-Fire Pass".
Erwin Rommel in his command halftrack, Sd.Kfz. 250/3.
German tanks advance in the desert shortly before the Battle of Sollum.
Italo Gariboldi