Siege of Tobruk

The siege of Tobruk took place between 10 April and 27 November 1941, during the Western Desert campaign (1940–1943) of the Second World War. An Allied force, consisting mostly of the 9th Australian Division, commanded by Lieutenant-General Leslie Morshead, was besieged in the North African port of Tobruk by German and Italian forces. The tenacious defenders quickly became known as the Rats of Tobruk. After 231 days, they were finally relieved by the British Eighth Army.

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1941  Wikimedia, Wikidata
siege, 

HMS Dainty, HMS Ladybird, HMS Sikh, 

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Location: 32.0761, 23.9614, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1941 Siege of Tobruk

1911-12-22T00:00:00Z

1911-12-22T00:00:00Z

1911 Battle of Tobruk

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1941-01-22T00:00:00Z

1941 British capture of Tobruk

1942-06-21T00:00:00Z

1942-06-21T00:00:00Z

1942 Axis capture of Tobruk

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AWM 010609 Australian dental team at Tobruk

The British Army in North Africa 1941 E5512

Karpac

Czech 11thBattalion Tobruk 1941

A Matilda tank under camouflage netting in Tobruk 18 November 1941 IWM photo E6589

Karpac3

The British Army in North Africa 1941 E6852

Australian Forces in North Africa during the Second World War E4814

Planning tank operations, Siege of Tobruk cph.3b18203

Italian and German captives at Tobruk cph.3b18211

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1911	Battle of Tobruk	Ottoman Empire, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1941	British capture of Tobruk	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1941	Siege of Tobruk	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1942	Axis capture of Tobruk	battle	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1916	HMS Ladybird	Insect-class gunboat, gunboat	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS Dainty	D-class destroyer, shipwreck, destroyer	Wikidata
site	shipwreck	1938	HMS Sikh	Tribal-class destroyer, shipwreck, destroyer	Wikidata
commons	image		AWM 010609 Australian dental team at Tobruk		Commons
commons	image		The British Army in North Africa 1941 E5512		Commons
commons	image		Karpac		Commons
commons	image		Czech 11thBattalion Tobruk 1941		Commons
commons	image		A Matilda tank under camouflage netting in Tobruk 18 November 1941 IWM photo E6589		Commons
commons	image		Karpac3		Commons
commons	image		The British Army in North Africa 1941 E6852		Commons
commons	image		Australian Forces in North Africa during the Second World War E4814		Commons
commons	image		Planning tank operations, Siege of Tobruk cph.3b18203		Commons
commons	image		Italian and German captives at Tobruk cph.3b18211		Commons