APPENDIX B* The North African Campaigns *Source: George Forty, Afrika Korps at War (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1978), 9....
APPENDIX A* Tobruk Fortress Order of Battle, 14 April 1941 *Source: AIF (Middle East). Military History and Information Section. Active...
Gun towers were also used by the artillery to gain height for observing fire. These observation post (OP) ladders were used both as dummies to draw...
Lessons Learned Many lessons were learned from the experiences at Tobruk, both by the Germans and the Allies, concerning tactics, weapons,...
Critical Events The clearly recognizable turning point of the battle was when the 5th Panzer regimental commander, Colonel Olbrich, ordered his...
II. THE BATTLE The Easter Battle Chronology* 10 April In less than 3 weeks, the Africa Corps had fought and marched over 600 miles through...
Map 4. Fortress Tobruk The 150 individual strongpoints along the perimeter had been placed in a zigzag pattern, with the posts one forward and...
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Miller, Ward A. (Ward Anson), 1937 The 9th Australian Division Versus the Africa Corps....
Unfortunate to be wounded in this way, however I will say that it's better than being killed by a dead man. I would imagine that these sorts of...
Yep Spidge like most peoples after twelve (12) months training they become decent yet unbloodied soldiers. And like others they; when the time comes...
I am certainly not squabbling with anyone,yrd certainly know if i was, nor do i want you to alter your views I'm just letting people know that...
Who served where, and when ? Major campaigns and battles of WW2 that involved Australian forces and the Units that participated 1. ADVANCE...
Billy Hughes, when the Allies were carving up the post WW1 world Presedent Wilson and others wanted the islands of papua, new ireland, New Britian...
Here is a man who gave the Aussie imagination or image so much in his very brief life. As it says he was much more than a highly decorated soldier,...
;) :) Except for the facts that right from the start the A in the name A = Australian, E = Model of boat, 1 = First Australian Submarine, and similar...
Providing the information turns out to be true and he is a wannabe. Is their a site for British wannabes? Maybe out him if he continues with this,...
Your welcome, sorry if you have interpreted this in any negative way, it's not how i mean it that's the point of smileys. If you had seen how many...
French being totally unreasonable again, IMHO the British have the natural right to be a equal partner in all D Day events. As it was probably one...
:) :) HMAS AE1 even with a half British crew, even flying the British Naval Ensign, even though she was all but given by the Admiratly to the RAN,...
In the first few weeks and possibly months of the war their I believe, would of been many incidents where Cavalry from many nations on all fronts...
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