Operation Agreement was meant to strike Tobruk by surprise. Instead, Allied forces sailed into a carefully prepared Axis trap ...
The port of Tobruk became the focal point of the North African campaign, enduring repeated sieges and brutal fighting.
When Bob arrived in Tobruk shortly after the siege had been lifted, WO1 Alan Jones led the workshop vehicles through the streets to their new base. He was about to perform the introductions when Bob ...
The last remaining veteran of the NSW Rats of Tobruk has died, leaving behind only a few survivors of the infamous World War II campaign in the North African desert. The Rats of Tobruk earned their ...
The problems are continuing for Australia's amphibious navy ships, with HMAS Tobruk being kept out of the water to fix a fire safety system. The Navy recently decommissioned two amphibious ships ...
The Libyan Red Crescent Society announced on Thursday the successful rescue of 45 illegal migrants of various nationalities, ...
She was launched on Saturday, March 1, 1980 by Lady Anna Cowen, the wife of then-governor-general Sir Zelman Cowen. She departed Tomago under her own power on December 16, 1980, and proceeded down the ...
One of Australia's last 'Rats of Tobruk' war veterans has passed away at 106. The World War II veteran, Ernie Walker, died in his sleep last week at his Southern Highlands home in Penrose. There are ...