Axis capture of Tobruk
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title:
Axis capture of Tobruk
text:
The Axis capture of Tobruk, also known as the Fall of Tobruk and the Second Battle of Tobruk was part of the Western Desert campaign in Libya during the Second World War. The battle was fought by the Panzerarmee Afrika, a German–Italian military force in North Africa which included the Afrika Korps, against the British Eighth Army which comprised contingents from Britain, India, South Africa and other Allied nations. Axis forces had conducted the Siege of Tobruk for eight months in 1941 before i
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1942 battle during the Western Desert Campaign of World War II
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axis_capture_of_Tobruk
date created:
2019-11-21T17:36:32Z
date modified:
2024-08-28T00:11:48Z
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