The Siege of Tobruk, 1941. Hitler's Advance East from Africa Stopped. First Real NAZI Defeat. Oil Fields Secured. Suez Saved.

British troops refused to break, grinding down the German-Italian offensive in Egypt. Their defiance did more than just slow the Axis advance—it kept them from launching a full-scale assault on Malta, the island fortress that stood between Hitler and total control of the Mediterranean.

Tobruk. April 10 - December 7, 1941.
Axis Forces: Unknown, Possibly ~ 35,000 Troops.
Allied Forces: ~ 22,000 Troops.

Additional Reading and Episode Research:

• Jewell, Derek. Alamein and the Desert War.
• Macksey, K.C. Afrika Korps.
• Firkins, Peter. The Australians in Nine Wars.

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