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Operation Crusader aims to relieve Tobruk

November 18, 2011 in 1941, Artillery, November 1941 by Editor

A 25-pdr Field Gun firing at night in the desert, somewhat later in the war.

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Red Army assault on the German lines

September 6, 2011 in 1941, Artillery, September 1941 by Editor

A German soldier keeps watch from his trench with a Panzerbüchse - an anti tank rifle - at the ready.

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Fighting off a heavy bombing raid on Tobruk

September 1, 2011 in 1941, Artillery, September 1941 by Editor

The bombing of Tobruk harbour on the 1st September 1941, the port was littered with sunken ships.

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Tribute to the Garrison of Tobruk

August 13, 2011 in 1941, Artillery, August 1941 by Editor

The 'Bush artillery' in action at Tobruk - soldiers from all branches of the army were drafted in to make use of captured Italian guns.

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Falling back in Greece

April 12, 2011 in 1941, April 1941, Artillery by Editor

German artillery during the invasion of Greece, 1941

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Germans and British clash in the desert

April 2, 2011 in 1941, April 1941, Artillery by Editor

German panzers in the Libyan desert as they prepared to strike against British positions.

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British forces enter Italian Eritrea

January 19, 2011 in 1941, Artillery, january 1941 by Editor

Indian troops cross the Atbara river with their motor transport on a pontoon raft as they move into Italian occupied Eritrea.

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British forces maintain pressure on Tobruk

January 16, 2011 in 1941, Artillery, january 1941 by Editor

The siege of Tobruk continued. A battery of the famous British '25 pounder' artillery guns.

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British capture Sidi Barrani from Italians

December 12, 2010 in 1940, Artillery, December 1940 by Editor

HMS Terror, Gun boat

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British coastal defences prepare for invasion

June 30, 2010 in 1940, Artillery, July 1940 by Editor

All forward companies have completed very good defensive positions. In the interior there is plenty of room and the men are very comfortable when they have to sleep at their posts. On the exterior there is a diversity of camouflage varying from rubbish heaps to innocent looking fishing huts. Along the beach both at Dunwich and Southwold, also Walberswick, there is an imposing array of concrete anti-tank obstacles, which in some places pass right in front of the section post.