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| Soldier of the Polish Carpathian Brigade in Tobruk, Libya, 1941 | Smoke rising from the port of Tobruk, Libya, 22 Jan 1941. |
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| Italian cruiser San Giorgio after being scuttled in the harbor at Tobruk, Libya as Australian troops entered the city, 22 Jan 1941. Note torpedo nets. Photo 1 of 2. | Italian cruiser San Giorgio after being scuttled in the harbor at Tobruk, Libya as Australian troops entered the city, 22 Jan 1941. Note torpedo nets. Photo 2 of 2. |
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| A Marmon-Herrington Armored Car at Tobruk, Libya, 8 May 1941. Note the Italian Breda Model 35 anti-aircraft gun mounted on the top and the steel wheel ramps hanging over the rear wheels. | Corporal Butcher and Drivers George Lawson, Skews, Shoobridge, and M. J. Chalmers of Australian 9th Division Army Service Corps at Tobruk, Libya, 25 Sep 1941 |
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| Polish General Wladyslaw Sikorski inspecting the Polish Carpathian Brigade in Tobruk, Libya, Nov 1941 |
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