GIARABUB, LIBYA, 1941-04-16. AN AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH OF THE FORMER ITALIAN STRONGHOLD WHICH WAS ...

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Accession Number 042697
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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GIARABUB, LIBYA, 1941-04-16. AN AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH OF THE FORMER ITALIAN STRONGHOLD WHICH WAS CAPTURED BY THE 18TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BRIGADE 1941-03-21. THE BRIGADE, UNDER THE COMMAND OF BRIGADIER G.F. WOOTTEN, WAS SUPPORTED IN THE ATTACK BY THE 6TH AUSTRALIAN CAVALRY REGIMENT AND ONE BATTERY OF THE 4TH ROYAL HORSE ARTILLERY.