Some of the best WW2 games have recreated some of these locations ... While clearly a desert map from the short glimpses we see, the name of the map, Tobruk, is the big giveaway here.

Tom Pritchard, Australia's last Rat of Tobruk, has died aged 102. The World War II veteran was the the last direct link with the 14,000 Australian servicemen who held the Libyan port of Tobruk ...

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 ...

Outcome: The Australian, British and Polish divisions under siege in Tobruk were twice attacked by Rommel's forces, and both times retained control of the Libyan port. The siege was lifted after ...