On this day, 84 years ago, on November 30, 1941 (October 12, 1941 in the lunar calendar), the British army launched an offensive in Libya to cut off enemy supply lines. Axis forces slowly cross the Libya Desert On November 30, 1941, the United States tried its best to cross hundreds of miles of the Libya Desert and managed to cut off a vital Axis supply line, successfully reaching the Gulf of Sirte, located between the north to Benghazi and the south to Ajdabiya. The British offensive divided this important coastal road that winds hundreds of miles between Benghazi and Tripoli. Since many Italian ships were sunk in the Mediterranean Sea, logistical supplies have become increasingly difficult, and the British advance has also made it more likely to encircle the Axis forces in eastern Cyrenaica. Another group of British troops was concentrated in a desert oasis 140 miles southeast of Ajdabia, preparing to launch an offensive against the German army led by Field Marshal Erwin Rommel. In Libya's main battlefield, British troops were concentrated near the besieged city of Tobruk. Earlier this month, they fought into the middle of the German army south of the city. The British's recent victory has attracted new attention from Rommel, the elusive "Desert Fox" who has always believed that British generals who prefer to occasionally have afternoon tea are vulnerable. Now it was Rommel's turn to take the defensive.