| Place | Africa: North Africa, Libya, Cyrenaica, Tobruk Area, Tobruk |
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| Accession Number | S01613 |
| Collection type | Sound |
| Measurement | 1 hr 34 min |
| Object type | Oral history |
| Physical description | 1/4 inch sound tape reel; AGFA PEM 369; 7 1/2 ips/19 cm.s; 5 inch; stereo |
| Maker |
Daly, Thomas Joseph Breen, Robert John |
| Date made | 15 June 1992 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
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| Copying Provisions | Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction. |
General Sir Thomas Daly interviewed by Lieutenant Colonel Bob Breen: Experiences of the Siege of Tobruk, 1941
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Tape 1: Defence of Tobruk; Easter attack by Germans; next attack 1 May, 1941; attempt to capture Hill 209 from Germans; Germans attack perimeter posts; failed attack by Australians; lessons learnt; Major General Moreshead's plan for Australian counter attack; withdrawal. Tape 2: Relief of troops in the line; 'Operation Battleaxe'; departure from Tobruk; change over with Polish Brigade; sailing to Alexandria on HMAS Napier; sent to staff school in Haifa; Leslie Moreshead; lessons learnt from Tobruk experiences; influences on leadership style.
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