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Operation Battleaxe was a British Army operation in North African in June, 1941, with the goal of clearing Eastern Cyrenaica of German and Italian forces. Also known as the Battle of Sollum One of the main benefits of this would be the lifting of the Siege of Tobruk. The operation did not succeed, as the initial armoured assault was repulsed by German defenses. The Germans launched an effective counter-attack which pushed the British forces back to their initial positions. The failure of this operation led to the replacement of General Archibald Wavell.

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