The Axis fell back to storm the Tobruch fortress. However the Axis drive to take Alexandria stalled with the arrival of the Allied Nov reinforcements. The Eighth Army manned the Tobruch fortress with armor, so the Axis pushed eastward. The game followed the usual flow with the Axis driving the Allied forces back into Tobruch in the first months of the campaign. Joe took the Axis side (no bid) facing Bert Schoose in the championship game. Eighteen players entered the tournament with seventeen games played. Joe Beard wins the 2019-20 Afrika Korps email tournament. Details can be found at the tournament web site: Afrika Korps Email Tournament Afrika Korps Email Tournament (). Twenty five players participated with a total of twenty five games played.
The order of finish for the top 6 positions were: Bert Schoose, first place Greg Smith, second place Randy Heller, third place Ed Menzel, fourth place Vince Meconi, fifth place Tim Miller, sixth place. Bert’s Allies were able to hold out in a small pocket at their Home Base in the final month of the game to stop Greg’s Axis drive to Alexandria and gain the win. Bert Schoose defeats Greg Smith for the 2020 Afrika Korps email tournament championship.
