Operation Brevity - Prelude

Prelude

Further information: Operation Brevity order of battle

General Archibald Wavell—the commander-in-chief of the British Middle East Command—conceived Operation Brevity as a rapid blow in the Sollum area. Wavell intended to create advantageous conditions from which to launch Operation Battleaxe, the main offensive that he was planning for June. Operation Brevity's primary objectives were to recapture the Halfaya Pass, to drive the enemy from the Sollum and Capuzzo areas, and to deplete Rommel's forces. A secondary objective was to advance toward Tobruk, although only as far as supplies would allow, and without risking the force committed to the operation.

Read more about this topic:  Operation Brevity

Famous quotes containing the word prelude:

    “I am a prelude to better players, O my brothers! An example! Follow my example!”
    —Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)

    ““We’re all friends here” is a prelude to fraud. “I am sincere” is a prelude to lying.”
    —Mason Cooley (b. 1927)

    “I got a little secretarial job after college, but I thought of it as a prelude. Education, work, whatever you did before marriage, was only a prelude to your real life, which was marriage.”
    —Bonnie Carr (c. early 1930s)