Tom Pritchard, who has died aged 102, was believed to be the last Australian soldier to serve with the Desert Rats during the siege of Tobruk. In January 1941, Australian troops overwhelmed ...

Britain's famed siege port of Tobruk fell today after an overwhelming, 24-hour assault by Col. Gen. Erwin Rommel's forces.

Tobruk Harbor is formed by a neck of land running out, ... The area inside the perimeter totals some 180 square miles. Forts and buildings are thinly scattered throughout.

At 3 a.m. the roar of a barrage laid down by Tobruk’s defenders broke out at the western end of the 30-mile defense perimeter; Polish troops from the garrison started a diversion there.

CHESTER WILMOT. You'll have heard quite a lot about the capture of Tobruk already, so I won't try to tell you the full story all over again. But I think you'll get a vivid idea of the different ...

Message 1 - Tobruk to Tripoli Posted on: 19 April 2005 by Trooper Tom Canning - WW2 Site Helper. James - It has been said that the battle at Beda Fomm used up the last of the British regular army ...