Tobruk Timeline of Events

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Tobruk

Tobruk or Tubruq is a city, seaport, and peninsula on Libya's eastern Mediterranean coast, near the border with Egypt. It is the capital of the Butnan District and has a population of 120,000 ....

Timeline of Events

1941

1.22.1941

World War II: British and Commonwealth troops capture Tobruk from Italian forces during Operation Compass.

5.1.1941

World War II: German forces launch a major attack on Tobruk.

1942

6.21.1942

World War II: Tobruk falls to Italian and German forces.

6.22.1942

Erwin Rommel is promoted to Field Marshal after the capture of Tobruk.