Tobruk, Libya

Join up of the 8th Army and the Tobruk garrison in Libya. Lieutenant Colonel Hartnell, left, greets a British tank officer, 27 November 1941

Tobruk perimeter, April-June 1941 (showing direction of enemy attacks)

Italians officers, including generals Gambara and Piazzoni ,gather at Tobruk in the autumn of 1941.

Arrival of an Italian military convoy in Tobruch in 1941

The British Army in North Africa 1941 A Bren gunner in action against enemy bombers attacking Tobruk. In the distance a derelict Italian lorry, loaded with ammunition, has been hit, 12 September 1941.

The commanding officer of an armoured unit receives a message at his HQ located in a tunnel within the Tobruk perimeter, 12 September 1941. The commanding officer of an armoured unit receives a message at his HQ located in a tunnel within the Tobruk perimeter, 12 September 1941.

The Polish Independent Carpathian Rifles Brigade in the Siege of Tobruk, 1941 Soldier of the Polish Independent Carpathian Rifles Brigade shares a joke with an Australian fellow soldier. Servicemen of both armies distinguished themselves during the Siege of Tobruk and shared a nickname of 'the Rats of Tobruk'.

The Campaign in North Africa 1940-1943- Tobruk 1941 - 1942: British troops among the ruins of Tobruk after it had been devastated by air raids.

The Brigadier commanding the tanks in Tobruk instructing tank crews about the proposed operation. Beside him are various tank Commanders. He is using a sand table for demonstrating to the troops.

A crashed and burning German Junkers Ju 87B Stuka dive bomber near Tobruk, Libya, in 1941.

Soldiers of the Australian 2/48th Battalion man a defensive position near Tobruk in 1941

Czech 11thBattalion Tobruk 1941

A smiling group of Indian soldiers in Tobruk, Libya.

Gunners from the Australian 2/12th Field Regiment manning a captured Italian gun at Tobruk

A German Panzer III Ausf.G tank destroyed during the eastern perimeter attack in the Tobruk battle, 14 September 1941. The officer with the field glasses is Lieutenant Colonel J.W. Crawford, commanding officer of the Australian 2/17th infantry battalion. On his right is Major Hodgman.

A Molotov cocktail hits an abandoned German Panzer II at Tobruk on 30 April 1941.

Australian Col. F.A. Burrows (2/13th) examining a German Panzer I at Tobruk on 30 April 1941. This tank was put out of action by rifle fire as it approached the outer defences of Tobruk on a reconnaissance.

Tobruk 1941: British Matilda tanks move forward at Tobruk

Soldiers from each of five different allied armies fighting together against the Germans and Italians in Tobruk, Libya. From the left they are Polish, British, Indian, Australian and Czech.

The British Army in North Africa 1941 A Matilda tank under camouflage netting in Tobruk, 18 November 1941.