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April 14, 1941
On April 14, 1941, world War II: German and Italian forces attack Tobruk, Libya. Michel Roux, Maulana Karenga, Andreas Khol would arrive in the same year.
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World War II: German and Italian forces attack Tobruk, Libya.
The siege of Tobruk took place between 10 April and 27 November 1941, during the Western Desert campaign (1940–1943) of the Second World War. An Allied force, consisting mostly of the 9th Australian Division, commanded by Lieutenant-General Leslie Morshead, was besieged in the North African port of Tobruk by German and Italian forces. The tenacious defenders quickly became known as the Rats of Tobruk.
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The year in brief
1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1941st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 941st year of the 2nd millennium, the 41st year of the 20th century, and the 2nd year of the 1940s decade.
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1941 World War II: German and Italian forces attack Tobruk, Libya. Military confrontation in North Africa during the Second World War
The siege of Tobruk took place between 10 April and 27 November 1941, during the Western Desert campaign (1940–1943) of the Second World War. An Allied force, consisting mostly of the 9th Australian Division, commanded by Lieutenant-General Leslie Morshead, was besieged in the North African port of Tobruk by German and Italian forces. The tenacious defenders quickly became known as the Rats of Tobruk.
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- April 1 Fântâna Albă massacre: Between two hundred and two thousand Romanian civilians are killed by Soviet Border Troops.
- April 1 A military coup in Iraq overthrows the regime of 'Abd al-Ilah and installs Rashid Ali al-Gaylani as Prime Minister.
- April 10 World War II: The Axis powers establish the Independent State of Croatia.
- April 13 A pact of neutrality between the USSR and Japan is signed.
- April 15 World War II: In the Belfast Blitz, 200 bombers of the German Luftwaffe attack Belfast, killing some 1,000 people.
- April 16 World War II: The Italian-German Tarigo convoy is attacked and destroyed by British ships.
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