TOBRUK, LIBYA. 1941. THE CHURCH AT TOBRUK. IN COMPARISON WITH THE REMAINDER OF THE TOWN THE ...

Place Africa: North Africa, Libya, Cyrenaica, Tobruk Area, Tobruk
Accession Number 040582
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Film polyester negative
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

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Description

TOBRUK, LIBYA. 1941. THE CHURCH AT TOBRUK. IN COMPARISON WITH THE REMAINDER OF THE TOWN THE CHURCH IS VERY LITTLE DAMAGED; A FEW SHRAPNEL MARKS CAN BE SEEN ON THE FRONT WALLS, BUT THE INTERIOR WAS DESECRATED BY ARAB TRIBESMEN FROM THE SOUTH IN THE INTERVAL BETWEEN THE ITALIAN WITHDRAWAL FROM THE TOWN PROPER AND THE ARRIVAL OF THE 6TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION.