Tank commanders plan while Ed Duda is fought over again
A photograph dated 29 November shows an armoured brigadier inside Tobruk using a sand table to explain a proposed operation to tank commanders. The defensive command still had to coordinate its infantry and armour with the external formations fighting on the ridge. German counter-attacks recaptured parts of Sidi Rezegh and Belhamed. New Zealand formations suffered very heavy losses and eventually withdrew under protection of British armour. The brief opening to Tobruk was closed again, but the Axis infantry and mobile forces were also being worn down.
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