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Siege of Tobruk
The siege of Tobruk took place between 10 April and 27 November 1941, during the Western Desert campaign of the Second World War.
The Rats of Tobruk
soldiers of the Australian-led Allied garrison that held the Libyan port of Tobruk against the Afrika Corps, during the Siege of Tobruk in World War II.
1989 air battle near Tobruk
Axis capture of Tobruk
The Axis capture of Tobruk, also known as the Fall of Tobruk and the Second Battle of Tobruk (17–21 June 1942) was part of the Western Desert campaign in Libya during the Second World War.
British capture of Tobruk
a battle fought between 21 and 22 January 1941, as part of Operation Compass, the first offensive of the Western Desert Force in the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World War.
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