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Tobruk
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition | Date: 2008
Tobruk , Arab. Tubruq, city (1984 pop. 75,282), NE Libya, a port on the Mediterranean Sea. It was a fiercely contested objective in World War II (see North Africa, campaigns in ). Tobruk was first taken by the British on Jan. 22, 1941. When the Germans under Erwin Rommel drove the British out of Libya (Mar.-Apr., 1941), the Australian garrison at Tobruk was isolated. However, the Australians were provisioned by sea and withstood repeated German attacks. British Field Marshal Claude Auchinleck's drive late in 1941 relieved the siege (Dec. 10). During Rommel's second offensive (begun May 26, 1942), Tobruk fell (June 21) after a one-day assault. The city was retaken by the British on Nov. 30, 1942. The port facilities were expanded in the 1960s to link the city to nearby oil fields.
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NSW: Digger remembers Tobruk
AAP General News (Australia); 4/25/2001; 431 words
; AAP General News (Australia) 04-25-2001 NSW: Digger remembers Tobruk By Ruth Peters SYDNEY, April 25 AAP - Eighty-six-year-old John Broadbent endured some of the bloodiest battles of World War II. As a member of the 2/17th Battalion of the Australian Imperial Force (AIF), he was a Rat of Tobruk, fought at ...
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FED: HMAS Tobruk returns home to Sydney
AAP General News (Australia); 6/23/2005; 159 words
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Fed: Tobruk replenished at sea
AAP General News (Australia); 6/11/2000; 362 words
; AAP General News (Australia) 06-11-2000 Fed: Tobruk replenished at sea CANBERRA, June 11 AAP - The HMAS Tobruk, ferrying more than 400 Australians and others out of the coup-stricken Solomon Islands, received vital supplies at sea early this morning, the Navy said. The HMAS Tobruk left the capital, ...
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Fed: Navy welcomes back peace ship Tobruk from Solomons
AAP General News (Australia); 2/15/2001; 363 words
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Fed: Tobruk could stay in Solomons for a week
AAP General News (Australia); 6/9/2000; 233 words
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QLD: Tobruk Rats and Rommel s men now mates
AAP General News (Australia); 4/8/2001; 166 words
; AAP General News (Australia) 04-08-2001 QLD: Tobruk Rats and Rommel s men now mates Four hundred veteran Rats of Tobruk from Australia, Britain, Poland and Germany celebrated the 60th anniversary of the famous World War II battle at a special commemorative ... Brisbane today. They were among the hundreds of ...
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NSW: Tobruk leaves Sydney for Middle East
AAP General News (Australia); 12/28/2006; 159 words
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 "The Racing Post (London, England)")
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Tobruk is ready to deliver now; LAMBOURN.(Sports)
The Racing Post (London, England); 5/3/1999; Deacon, Nick; 279 words
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Fed: Mine managers flee on Tobruk after gunpoint incident
AAP General News (Australia); 6/11/2000; 611 words
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FED: HMAS Tobruk sails into Sydney in time for Christmas
AAP General News (Australia); 12/21/2001; 268 words
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