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ADM199 · 11-07-2007, 08:37 AM

Hi Jeff,
Sufficient supplies for Rommel to break through to the Nile Delta were sent, but most never reached him due to losses at Sea.Thanks to the R.N. , R.A.F. and Ultra Intelligence.On more than one occasion all re-supply was stopped because the shipping routes were insecure. When Rommel desperately reqired fuel in October 1942 the four ships carrying it were sunk en-route.
Brian

11-07-2007, 08:37 AM	#9 (permalink)
ADM199 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: ENGLAND Posts: 157	Hi Jeff, Sufficient supplies for Rommel to break through to the Nile Delta were sent, but most never reached him due to losses at Sea.Thanks to the R.N. , R.A.F. and Ultra Intelligence.On more than one occasion all re-supply was stopped because the shipping routes were insecure. When Rommel desperately reqired fuel in October 1942 the four ships carrying it were sunk en-route. Brian