Siege of Tobruk

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Siege_of_Tobruk

GPTKB entity

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
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
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Siege of Tobruk