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would be unable to mount another offensive until later in the year, but Rommel's forces unexpectedly drove forward in
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quadrigame and commented "Again, action is fluid and mobile but with more minefields." He warned that "The strategic attacker, the Allied player, must counterattack to be able to withdraw in good order."
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