Originally Posted by
MPN11
Interesting detail on the fall of Bardia. So, if 6 Div hadn't done quite so well, the Germans might have left the Italians to get on with it, potentially leading to some very different outcomes in the N Africa campaign!
That's an interesting thought. Of course, a lot of British squadrons got diverted from the Western Desert to the Far East after this battle, weakening our Forces just as the Germans built-up theirs. I suppose the ultimate outcome remained the same... the defeat of the Axis armies in North Africa. But it took a lot more doing, once the Germans became key players. It took longer, required more resources, and resulted in greater losses on both sides. Strange to think that a victory could add to an Army commander's problems.
Montgomery, Wavell and Auchinleck