Documentary examination of the battle for Tobruk in the Second World War. British empire troops assault the German Afrika Korps in North Africa in order to win control over the seaport city of ...

Outcome: The relief of the siege of Tobruk. After Operation Battleaxe failed to relieve the siege of Tobruk in June 1941, General Archibald Wavell was replaced as Commander-in-Chief Middle East by ...

The second phase of Operation Compass took the battle into ... The port of Tobruk, 160km inside Cyrenaica, fell to Australian troops on 21 January after a 12-day siege; 27,000 prisoners were ...

Destined to serve in the North Africa campaign in the 9th Division, they become involved in the siege of Tobruk. (1944) Watch all your favourite ABC programs on ABC iview. More from ABC We acknowledge ...