On this day, 83 years ago, on June 25, 1942 (May 12, 1942 in the lunar calendar), Rommel invaded Egypt. A column of German tanks was marching across the Libya desert towards Tobruk. On June 25, 1942, German Field Marshal Rommel led his troops to quickly invade Egypt from Libya, defeating the British army whose morale was low due to the fall of Tobruk. Rommel recaptured the port city of Tobruk on Sunday, 17 months after it was abandoned by the Italians. According to the latest reports from West Dubai Rani, 60 miles from the Egyptian border, Lieutenant General Rich, commander of the British Army's Eighth Army, no longer wants to continue to retreat and is regrouping to prepare for a new confrontation with Rommel. Rommel, known as the "Desert Fox", had been using captured tanks from the United States, Britain and France during the offensive. He has targeted the city of Alexandria for his next offensive target, and paratroopers and gliders based in Crete are expected to provide support by then.