Tobruk, Libya. 9:00 a.m. Italian artillery must suspend fire to avoid hitting their own advancing troops. The besieged surrender en masse. Endless columns of smiling soldiers shout: “The war is over!” The last to surrender are the Scottish Camerons. Thirty-three thousand prisoners are taken prisoner, including seven generals. General Koppler asks to be isolated from the black troops who are also prisoners. Rommel refuses: “For me, all soldiers are the same!”
