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WWII: As the Eighth Army abandons Mersa Matruhin, North Africa, Rommel’s forces claim to have captured another 6,000 British t
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South African History Online. (2012, June 22). WWII: As the Eighth Army abandons Mersa Matruhin, North Africa, Rommel’s forces claim to have captured another 6,000 British t. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0086446
South African History Online (2012) 'WWII: As the Eighth Army abandons Mersa Matruhin, North Africa, Rommel’s forces claim to have captured another 6,000 British t', South African History Online, 22 June. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0086446 (Accessed: 5 October 2026).
South African History Online, WWII: As the Eighth Army abandons Mersa Matruhin, North Africa, Rommel’s forces claim to have captured another 6,000 British t [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0086446, (accessed 5 October 2026).
"WWII: As the Eighth Army abandons Mersa Matruhin, North Africa, Rommel’s forces claim to have captured another 6,000 British t." South African History Online, 22 June 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0086446. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "WWII: As the Eighth Army abandons Mersa Matruhin, North Africa, Rommel’s forces claim to have captured another 6,000 British t." South African History Online. June 22, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0086446.
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