Action at Bir el Gubi (November 1941)
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| casualties1 = {{ubl|100 killed and wounded|32 captured|52 tanks destroyed{{sfnm|1a1=Walker|1y=2003|1p=84|2a1=Delaforce|2y=2002|2p=59}}}} |
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British tank losses are debated, the 2nd Royal Gloucestershire Hussars lost 30 tanks and 50 men (11 killed, 19 wounded and 20 missing), the 4th County of London Yeomanry lost eight tanks and 26 men (4 killed and 22 missing) and the 3rd County of London Yeomanry reported the loss of four tanks, six men killed and an unspecified number of wounded. Nearly all of the British missing were taken [[prisoner-of-war|prisoner]]. Some sources claim that whereas British war diaries revealed accurate losses for the 2nd Royal Gloucestershire Hussars and the 4th County of London Yeomanry, the losses reportedly suffered by the 3rd County of London Yeomanry were incomplete, as they were all related to one squadron, while the war diaries contain no information about the other squadrons for several days. [[Correlli Barnett]], in ''The Desert Generals'' (1986 ed.) wrote that British lost 52 tanks at Bir el Gubi.{{sfn|Barnett|1986|p=97}} After Bir el Gubi the brigade reported that it had lost 82 tanks, and another account stated that it had only 10 to 20 runners. The figures included battlefield losses and Crusaders out of action during the two days leading up to and including the battle due to mechanical defects.{{cn|date=January 2026}} |
British tank losses are debated, the 2nd Royal Gloucestershire Hussars lost 30 tanks and 50 men (11 killed, 19 wounded and 20 missing), the 4th County of London Yeomanry lost eight tanks and 26 men (4 killed and 22 missing) and the 3rd County of London Yeomanry reported the loss of four tanks, six men killed and an unspecified number of wounded. Nearly all of the British missing were taken [[prisoner-of-war|prisoner]]. Some sources claim that whereas British war diaries revealed accurate losses for the 2nd Royal Gloucestershire Hussars and the 4th County of London Yeomanry, the losses reportedly suffered by the 3rd County of London Yeomanry were incomplete, as they were all related to one squadron, while the war diaries contain no information about the other squadrons for several days. [[Correlli Barnett]], in ''The Desert Generals'' (1986 ed.) wrote that British lost 52 tanks at Bir el Gubi.{{sfn|Barnett|1986|p=97}} After Bir el Gubi the brigade reported that it had lost 82 tanks, and another account stated that it had only 10 to 20 runners. The figures included battlefield losses and Crusaders out of action during the two days leading up to and including the battle due to mechanical defects.{{cn|date=January 2026}} |
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==Orders of battle== |
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===Italian=== |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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