Following the British attacks General Rommel ordered the following force, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Hans Crammer, to the frontier to defeat the British.
1st Battalion, Panzer Regiment 8
One Flak battery
During the morning of May 16, Rommel ordered further forces to the frontier.
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