Operation Acrobat was a proposed British attack on Tripoli in 1942. It was discussed on 9 and 13 January 1942 by the Chiefs of Staff and representatives of the Middle East Command (then commanded by General Sir Claude Auchinleck). However the CIGS General Alan Brooke wondered if the operation "was on" because of the delays in the capture of Cyrenia; and because it could not be carried out for six weeks, during which Axis reinforcements could flow into Africa from Italy. And Brooke had a low opinion of Auchinleck's staff, though not of Auchinleck. Also the situation in the Far East was already serious.[1] The planning of Operation Acrobat is depicted by a propaganda film entitled "Tunisian Victory", released in 1944.
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- ↑ Alanbrooke, Field Marshal Lord (2001). War Diaries 1939–1945. Phoenix Press. pp. 219, 225. ISBN 1-84212-526-5.
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