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A disastrous Moonlight run to Tobruk

25th October 1941: The Royal Navy's attempt to run supplies in overnight comes to grief when dive bombers find them in the moonlight

Oct 25, 2021
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The besieged port of Tobruk was resupplied overnight by warships making the run from Alexandria in Egypt

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