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Battle of Tobruk

Great Britain · Warfare / World War, 2nd. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records
1941Date range
2Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1941

Archibald Wavell22 January 1941

Tobruk · Warfare / World War, 2nd

The British capture the port of Tobruk in Libya from the Italians

Leslie Morsehead4 December 1941

Tobruk · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Repulses German attacks on the fortress, Rommel decide to abanon Tobruk

Names involved

Archibald WavellLeslie Morsehead

Provenance

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