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Point 175
Point 175 is a small rise just south of a desert track, the Trigh Capuzzo east of Sidi Rezegh and south of Zaafran with a good view of the vicinity. In early November 1941, the feature was held by German infantry of the ''Division z.b.V. Afrika'' (later named the 90th Light ''Afrika'' Division). The New Zealanders and Infantry tanks of the 1st Army Tank Brigade attacked and captured Point 175 on 23 November, during the Battle of Sidi Rezegh, which was part of Operation Crusader in the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World War. The New Zealand troops then attacked westwards and made contact with the Tobruk garrison, which had broken out to meet them. From 29 November – 1 December, the New Zealanders defended the point and the area to the west against Axis counter-attacks, intended to sever the link with the Tobruk garrison and regain control of the roads in the area. The new 132nd Armoured Division ''Ariete'' re-captured Point 175 late on 29 November.
The defenders mistook the Italian tanks for South African reinforcements led by armoured cars and let them approach unchallenged, of the 21st New Zealand Battalion being taken prisoner (the Italians apparently being just as surprised to find the area not occupied by Axis troops). The 6th New Zealand Brigade of the 2nd New Zealand Division was almost destroyed in the fighting around Point 175, eventually its remnants retreated to Zaafran and then made their way back to Egypt to refit, the division having suffered in the fighting. When the division was reassembled it was sent to Syria to recuperate and then almost returned to Asia to participate in the war in the Far East, which had begun with the Japanese Invasion of Malaya on 1941.
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