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ROMMEL LED THE ONWARD MARCH AGAINST TOBRUK BEFORE DAYBREAK STOP THE NIGHT BEFORE THE GERMAN AFRIKA KORPS STAFF HAD COME UP TO MECHILI STOP I AVOIDED ANY MEETING WITH MAJOR EHLERT STOP ROMMEL ALLOCATED ONE OF THE MAMMOTHS TO GENERAL STREICH OF THE FIFTH LIGHT COMMA AND KEPT TWO FOR HIMSELF AND HIS PERSONAL STAFF STOP HE HAD THE GERMAN CROSS PAINTED ON THEM ALL STOP WE HAD TAKEN A FAIR NUMBER OF ENEMY VEHICLES COMMA AND I WAS ALLOTTED AN OPEN STAFF CAR SIMILAR TO THE ONE THAT ROMMEL GENERALLY USED STOP +