Still stuck, sweltering, in Tobruk
2nd July 1941: Besieged by the Germans in the Libyan desert, desperate thirst leads to a moonlit expedition to find a water hole
Tobruk remained the focus of the struggle in North Africa. If Rommel could clear the obstacle, the way was clear for an assault on British Egypt - and the vital Suez Canal. The British attempt to relieve Tobruk in Operation Battleaxe had come to nothing, so now the Germans taunted the Australian troops who…
