British capture of Tobruk

The British capture of Tobruk was a battle fought between 21 and 22 January 1941, as part of Operation Compass, the first offensive of the Western Desert Force (WDF) in the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World War. After defeating the Italians in the Battle of Bardia, the 6th Australian Division and the 7th Armoured Division pressed on and made contact with the Italian garrison in Tobruk on 6 January.

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1941  Wikidata
battle of Tobruk
battle, Libya, 

HMS Dainty, HMS Ladybird, HMS Sikh, 

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

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1911 Battle of Tobruk

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1941-11-27T00:00:00Z

1941 Siege of Tobruk

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1942-06-21T00:00:00Z

1942 Axis capture of Tobruk

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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