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Bookmark or Share- Tobruk - WikipediaTobruk or Tobruck (/ t ə ˈ b r ʊ k, t oʊ-/; [3] Ancient Greek: Ἀντίπυργος, Antipyrgos; Latin: Antipyrgus; Italian: Tobruch; Arabic: طبرق, romanized: Ṭubruq; also transliterated as Tobruch and Tubruk) is a port city on Libya's eastern Mediterranean coast, near the border with Egypt.
- Tobruk | Libya, Map, World War II, & History | BritannicaTobruk, port, northeastern Libya. It was the site of Antipyrgos, an ancient Greek agricultural colony, and thereafter a Roman fortress guarding the Cyrenaican frontier. During World War II Tobruk changed hands several times and was the focus of some of the most prolonged fighting in the North African theater.
- Tobruk - EverybodyWiki Bios & WikiTobruk was the site of an ancient Greek colony and, later, of a Roman fortress guarding the frontier of Cyrenaica. Over the centuries, Tobruk also served as a waystation along the coastal caravan route.
- What You Need To Know About The Siege Of Tobruk - Imperial War MuseumsTobruk was the only deep water port in Eastern Libya and as a consequence it had been heavily fortified by its former Italian garrison. The capture of Tobruk was essential for an advance on Alexandria and Suez.
- Siege of Tobruk - World History EncyclopediaThe siege of the port of Tobruk in Libya (April to Dec 1941) by Axis forces during the Second World War (1939-45) lasted 242 days and became a symbol of Allied resistance. Besieged by land but still supplied by sea, Tobruk was of vital strategic significance to both sides in the Western Desert Campaigns.
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