 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Kesselring akashora kuita kwaRommel muHondo yeBir Hakeim, chinzvimbo chakakosha chakabatwa ne1st Free French Brigade iyo yakaumba chikamu chekumaodzanyemba cheBritish Gazala Line. Rommel akadana, uye Kesselring akagovera, rutsigiro rwemhepo, asi kurwisa kwevarwi vakakundikana kutora nzvimbo yacho. Kesselring akati izvi zvaikonzerwa nokusawirirana kwakanga kwakakanganisika pakati pokurwisa kwepanyika nokwepamhepo. The Luftwaffe akarasikirwa 14 ndege musi 3 uye 4 June, uye Kesselring ainetseka kuti Army akaronga kuti Luftwaffe nzara nzvimbo kunze. Mushure mekurwiswa kwevhu kwakatungamirwa naRommel pachake, uye kurwiswa nendege ne124 Stukas uye 76 Junkers Ju 88s vachitungamirwa ne170 Me 109s, Bir Hakeim yakabviswa neFree French musi wa10 Chikumi. Nokuda kwekubatwa kwaTobruk naRommel musi wa21 Chikumi, Kesselring akaunza dzimwe ndege kubva kuGreece neKrete. Muna June ndege dzeGermany dzinopfuura 260 dzakanga dziri muNorth Africa, uye ndege dzokurwa 7,035 dzakabhururwa. Vasungwa vanopfuura 33 000 vakatorwa apo Tobruk yakawa. Nokuda kwechikamu chake mumushandirapamwe, Kesselring akapiwa Knights Cross neOak Leaves uye Swords, asi akarasikirwa nechinzvimbo chake chepamusoro pamusoro pevaranda vake; Rommel akasimudzirwa ku Generalfeldmarschall musi wa22 Chikumi, uye Ugo Cavallero akava Marshal weItaly musi wa1 Chikunguru, achiteverwa naEttore Bastico musi wa12 Nyamavhuvhu. 