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    Tobruk or Tobruck (/təˈbrʊk, toʊ-/; Ancient Greek: Ἀντίπυργος, Antipyrgos; Latin: Antipyrgus; Italian: Tobruch; Arabic: طبرق, romanized: Ṭubruq; also transliterated...
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    150km 100miles Port of Tobruk.    The Siege of Tobruk (/təˈbrʊk, toʊ-/) took place between 10 April and 27 November 1941, during the Western Desert campaign...
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  • Tobruk is a town and a seaport in Libya. Tobruk, Tubruk or Tubruq may also refer to: Siege of Tobruk, a prolonged campaign in World War II Axis capture...
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    Tobruk were soldiers of the Australian-led Allied garrison that held the Libyan port of Tobruk against the Afrika Corps, during the Siege of Tobruk in...
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  • Tobruk Air Transport and Cargo, commonly known as Tobruk Air, was a cargo airline based in Libya. Boeing 707 Antonov An-24 Ilyushin Il-76 Tobruk Airport...
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  • Australian Navy have been named HMAS Tobruk, after the town of Tobruk in Libya and the siege fought there in 1941. HMAS Tobruk (D37), a Battle-class destroyer...
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    Egyptian–Libyan frontier, defeat the Axis armoured forces near Tobruk, raise the Siege of Tobruk and re-occupy Cyrenaica. On 18 November 1941, the Eighth Army...
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    The Axis capture of Tobruk, also known as the Fall of Tobruk and the Second Battle of Tobruk (17–21 June 1942) was part of the Western Desert campaign...
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  • Battle of Tobruk may refer to: Battle of Tobruk (1911), an engagement in December 1911 during the Italo-Turkish War Battle of Tobruk (1941), the capture...
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    Sonnenblume, which pushed the Allies back to Egypt except for the siege of Tobruk at the port. At the end of 1941, Axis forces were defeated in Operation...
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    the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World War, west of the port of Tobruk in Libya, from 26 May to 21 June 1942. Axis troops of the Panzerarmee Afrika...
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  • Tobruk is a 1967 American drama war film directed by Arthur Hiller and starring Rock Hudson and George Peppard. The film was written by Leo Gordon (who...
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    The Rats of Tobruk Memorial is on Anzac Parade, the principal ceremonial and memorial avenue of Canberra, Australia. The German siege of the Libyan Mediterranean...
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  • Tobruk were an English rock band, formed in 1981. The band was formed in 1981 when vocalist Stuart "Snake" Neale (26 April 1963 – 20 December 2006), guitarist...
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    HMAS Tobruk (L 50) was a Landing Ship Heavy (LSH) of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), based on the design of the Round Table-class of the British Royal...
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    HMAS Tobruk (D37) was a Battle-class destroyer of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Built at the Cockatoo Island Dockyard, the destroyer was completed in...
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  • Tobruk International Airport (IATA: TOB, ICAO: HLTQ) is an airport serving the Mediterranean port city of Tobruk, capital of the Butnan District of Libya...
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    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...
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    the Libyan Civil War, the House of Representatives relocated itself to Tobruk in the far east of Libya. Several HoR sessions were held in Tripoli in May...
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  • Heroes of Tobruk is a young adult historical novel written by David Mulligan. It is set in Italian North Africa during World War II and was first published...
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    The Battle of Tobruk (1911) or Nadura Hill Battle occurred on 22 December 1911 during the Italo-Turkish War. The battle was a small engagement primarily...
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    Tobruk type positions are named after the system of defensive positions constructed, initially, by the Italian Army at Tobruk, Libya. After Tobruk fell...
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  • Taxi for Tobruk (French: Un taxi pour Tobrouk) is a 1961 war film directed by Denys de La Patellière and starring Charles Aznavour, Lino Ventura and Hardy...
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  • The Fall of Tobruk is a board wargame published by Conflict Games in 1975 that simulates the Second Battle of Tobruk during World War II. After the British...
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    The Tobruk Memorial Baths is a heritage-listed complex of outdoor swimming pools on The Strand, Townsville CBD, City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia...
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    bypass the coast road at Tobruk. Further, he was constantly threatened with a breakout of the British forces at Tobruk. Without Tobruk in Axis hands, further...
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    which led to a second civil war, with parts of Libya split between the Tobruk and Tripoli-based governments as well as various tribal and Islamist militias...
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    Tobruk was a 7,090 GRT cargo ship which was built in 1941 as Empire Builder by William Gray & Company Ltd for the Ministry of War Transport (MoWT). On...
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  • Tobruk: The Clash of Armour is a turn-based strategy video game developed and published by Personal Software Services. It was exclusively released in the...
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  • Assault on Tobruk, subtitled "Rommel Triumphant, 20 June 1942," is a board wargame published by Simulations Canada in 1980 that simulates the North African...
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