Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 5 engagements

Tobruk: contested ground

The ground around Tobruk was fought over 5 times between 1911 and 1942: 2 battles, 1 siege and 2 campaigns, in 2 different wars. All 5 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Battle of TobrukBritish capture of TobrukSiege of TobrukOperation AgreementOperation CrusaderOperation CrusaderDarnahAl MarjShahhatSalumAl Bayda200 km32.080N, 23.956E
5 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Battle of Tobruk, 1911British capture of Tobruk, 1941Siege of Tobruk, 1941Operation Crusader, 1941Operation Agreement, 194219111942
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
22 December 1911Battle of TobrukTobrukItalo-Turkish War
21 January 1941British capture of TobrukTobrukWorld War II
10 April 1941Siege of TobrukTobrukWorld War II
1941Operation CrusaderEgyptWorld War II
1942Operation AgreementNorth AfricaWorld War II

Contested ground is computed: recorded sites within six kilometres of one another, three or more engagements, in more than one war or across more than fifty years. Coordinates are those recorded in Wikidata and can be approximate.