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Tobruk Besieged

15th January 1941: Another Italian garrison finds itself besieged on the coast of North Africa as British maintain the momentum of their advance

Jan 15, 2026
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Morale was high in the British forces, after several victorious assaults on the Italians. Cheerful men of a light Mobile Unit with their mascot, on the Tobruk-Derna road
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