The first operation of 1 Army Tank Brigade, equipped with infantry tanks, of which 42 RTR formed part, was to provide armoured support to 7 Indian Brigade's assault on the Omars, the western-most part of the Axis border fortifications on Libyan-Egyptian border. The two regiments assigned this task, 42 and 44 RTR, suffered heavy losses in this operation. #tankbattles #armouredwarfare https://crusaderproject.wordpress.com/2012/11/23/more-late-arrivals/