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Tobruk

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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... Read more
Tobruk, Siege of
Tobruk, Siege of (1941–42) German siege of British and Commonwealth troops in Tobruk in North Africa in World War II. When General WAVELL's army captured Tobruk in January 1941 some 25,000 Italian troops were taken prisoner. The Afrika Korps... Read more
Tobruk, battle of
Tobruk, battle of, 1941. The Libyan port of Tobruk, 50 miles from the Egyptian frontier, was captured from...subsequently defeated the British, but it was decided to hold Tobruk. The siege of Tobruk began on 10 April 1941, and the port... Read more

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