Siege of Tobruk

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Siege_of_Tobruk
GPTKB entity
Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military
gptkbp:casualties Allied: ~3,000 killed, 2,700 wounded
Axis: ~3,300 killed, 7,500 wounded
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Allied_powers
gptkb:Axis_powers
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Leslie_Morshead
gptkb:Erwin_Rommel
gptkbp:endDate 27 November 1941
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Operation_Crusader
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Siege of Tobruk
gptkbp:location gptkb:Tobruk,_Libya
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Rats_of_Tobruk
gptkbp:notableFor prolonged defense by Australian and British forces
strategic importance of Tobruk port
gptkbp:notableUnit gptkb:Czechoslovak_11th_Infantry_Battalion
gptkb:Australian_9th_Division
gptkb:British_70th_Division
gptkb:Polish_Carpathian_Brigade
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Western_Desert_Campaign
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Battle_of_Gazala
gptkbp:result Allied victory
gptkbp:significance delayed Axis advance in North Africa
gptkbp:startDate 10 April 1941
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:North_African_Campaign
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4