Axis capture of Tobruk
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 in Libya during the Second World War. The battle was fought by Panzerarmee Afrika (Armata Corazzata Africa in Italian) an Axis (German–Italian) military force in north Africa, which included the Afrika Korps (Generalleutnant Erwin Rommel) and the British Eighth Army (General Neil Ritchie). The Eighth Army comprised contingents from Britain, India, South Africa and other Allied troops.
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Axis capture of Tobruk
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 in Libya during the Second World War. The battle was fought by Panzerarmee Afrika (Armata Corazzata Africa in Italian) an Axis (German–Italian) military force in north Africa, which included the Afrika Korps (Generalleutnant Erwin Rommel) and the British Eighth Army (General Neil Ritchie). The Eighth Army comprised contingents from Britain, India, South Africa and other Allied troops.
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The Axis capture of Tobruk, al ...... tion of Klopper or his troops.
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1942-06-21
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Axis victory
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96,000 troops (40,000 German, 56,000 Italian)
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Field Marshal Lord Alanbrooke
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Winston S. Churchill
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Germany
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Erwin Rommel
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Ettore Bastico
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Hendrik Klopper
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Neil Ritchie
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Axis capture of Tobruk
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the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World War
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Tobruk, Libya
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Axis victory
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The Second World War: The Hinge of Fate
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War Diaries 1939–1945
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