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The Rats of Tobruk were soldiers of the Australian-led Allied garrison that held the Libyan port of Tobruk against the Afrika Corps, during the Siege of Tobruk in World War II. The siege started on 11 April 1941 and was relieved on 10 December. [1]
The Rats of Tobruk: Directed by Charles Chauvel. With Grant Taylor, Peter Finch, Chips Rafferty, Pauline Garrick. Tells the story of three men--Bluey, a tough two fisted drover (Taylor), Milo, a laconic dingo trapper (Rafferty), and Pete, an intellectual English "new chum" (Finch).
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- Action, Drama, War
- Charles Chauvel
- 1944-12-08
15 giu 2022 · It was these troops who most readily seized their new nickname, the “Rats of Tobruk,” as part of their wartime legacy. The unusual nickname stemmed from reports that Lord Haw Haw (real name William Joyce), who broadcasted propaganda from Germany to the United Kingdom, described the troops in Tobruk as being caught “like rats in ...
The Rats of Tobruk is a 1944 Australian film directed by Charles Chauvel. An abridged version was released in the United States in 1951 as The Fighting Rats of Tobruk. The film follows three drover friends who enlist in the Australian Army together during World War II.
The Desert Rats were members of the British 7th Armoured Division who participated in the North African campaigns during World War II. The term ‘Rats of Tobruk,’ a moniker applied by the Nazi propagandist broadcaster ‘Lord Haw-Haw,’ referred more generally to any of the Allied troops who defended Tobruk, Libya.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The Battle in Brief. Following the capture of Bardia, the 6th Australian Division advanced west along the Libyan coast to the Italian defended port town of Tobruk. At dawn on 21 January 1941, after air and artillery support, the 6th Division broke through the Italian lines in the south and by 8 am the entire division was within the Italian ...
The defenders of Tobruk did not surrender, they did not retreat. Their determination, bravery, and humour, combined with the aggressive tactics of their commanders, became a source of inspiration during some of the war’s darkest days. In so doing, they achieved lasting fame as the “Rats of Tobruk”.
