Ramcke Brigade was cut off completly after the battle of El Alamein, and was thought completly annhilated. Unknown to the DAK, they fought their way clear, captured a British supply column, and used that to make their escape, eventually making their way to to friendly lines. My guess is that they lost a lot of their own gear along the way.
On the night of 6/7 November, the brigade came upon a British 8th Army supply convoy, consisting of a large number of British transport vehicles. Without firing a shot, the brigade hijacked the column. Now fully motorised, the brigade continued moving west. The transport unit which they had hijacked happened to be the entire supply convoy for an allied Armoured division, and besides the trucks themselves, Ramcke's men had captured quantities of fuel, water, food and cigarettes. By the time the brigade reached friendly forces, it had travelled over 200 miles. Following this feat, the brigade was sent back to Tunisia for rest.
