Battle of Tobruk (1941)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Battle_of_Tobruk_(1941)

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:battle
gptkbp:casualties	Allied: ~3,000 killed, wounded or missing Axis: ~8,000 killed, wounded or missing
gptkbp:combatant	gptkb:Australia gptkb:British_India gptkb:Czechoslovakia gptkb:Italy gptkb:Nazi_Germany gptkb:Poland gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:commander	gptkb:Leslie_Morshead gptkb:Erwin_Rommel gptkb:Enrico_Pitassi_Mannella gptkb:Vittorio_di_Africa
gptkbp:endDate	27 November 1941
gptkbp:followedBy	gptkb:Operation_Crusader
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Battle of Tobruk (1941)
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Tobruk,_Libya
gptkbp:notableFor	Rats of Tobruk nickname for defenders
gptkbp:notableUnit	gptkb:Czechoslovak_11th_Infantry_Battalion gptkb:Royal_Navy gptkb:Afrika_Korps gptkb:Australian_9th_Division gptkb:Polish_Independent_Carpathian_Rifle_Brigade
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:World_War_II gptkb:Western_Desert_Campaign
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:Siege_of_Tobruk
gptkbp:result	Allied victory
gptkbp:siege	241 days
gptkbp:significance	prolonged Axis siege
gptkbp:startDate	10 April 1941
gptkbp:strategicImportance	control of Tobruk port
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:6th_Australian_Division
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6