As Rastenberg orders. Bayerlein hops into his scout car to head back to headquarters, reflecting that Von Thoma is probably throwing away his life. The Germans fight fiercely. Their first shot wrecks General Briggs' command tank. He bails out and orders the armor back and the artillery up to deal with the Afrika Korps' anti-tank guns.
British artillery blasts the defenders.
At 11 a.m., Von Thoma sends his aide, Lt. Hartdegen, back to Bayerlein. He says he does not need me any more. At Tel el Mampsra our tanks, anti-tank guns, and flak have been wiped out. I don't know what's happened to the general. Bayerlein jumps into his scout car and drives east, dodging tank shells.