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Tobruk: The story of a siege

All British armed services were involved in this desperate venture. Included were a Royal Marines battalion and a sizable Royal Navy squadron of cruisers, destroyers and MTBs, The RAF were to carry out heavy bombing and the SAS were to engage in clandestine operations, as were the Long Range Desert Group and other secret special forces. The raid duly mounted for september 1942. It was boldly conceived and vigorously conducted, but it failed with terrible losses.

Regions

Al Butnan (32)

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Libya (206)

Other geographical areas

Libyan Desert (527)
Sahara Desert (1,016)
Northern Africa (2,841)
Africa (5,755)