Tobruk
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Tobruk is a strategic port city on Libya’s Mediterranean coast that gained historical significance as the site of major World War II battles and sieges.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tobruk canonical | 31 |
| Port of Tobruk | 3 |
| Tobruk port | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | city ⓘ |
| administrativeRole | capital of Tobruk District ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Australian Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Australian Army in World War II
British Eighth Army ⓘ Italian North Africa ⓘ Rats of Tobruk ⓘ |
| commanderAssociated |
Australian 9th Division commanders
ⓘ
Erwin Rommel ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Libya ⓘ |
| eventLocation |
Battle of Gazala
ⓘ
Siege of Tobruk ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Tobruk (1941)
Siege of Tobruk ⓘ North African campaign ⓘ
surface form:
World War II Western Desert operations
|
| function |
commercial port
ⓘ
military port ⓘ |
| geopoliticalSignificance |
control of supply routes in eastern Libya
ⓘ
gateway between Egypt and Libya ⓘ |
| hasNickname | fortress port ⓘ |
| hasPort |
Tobruk
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Port of Tobruk
|
| heldBy |
Australian forces during Siege of Tobruk
ⓘ
Axis forces during parts of World War II ⓘ British Commonwealth forces during World War II ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
Axis objective in North African Campaign
ⓘ
key Allied stronghold in North Africa ⓘ |
| infrastructure |
harbor
ⓘ
naval facilities ⓘ |
| knownFor |
North African campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
North African Campaign
Siege of Tobruk ⓘ World War II battles ⓘ World War II battles ⓘ
surface form:
World War II sieges
|
| languageUsed | Arabic ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Libya ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Libyan coast
ⓘ
surface form:
Libya’s Mediterranean coast
Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | Western Desert ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
German Afrika Korps
ⓘ
Italian forces in World War II ⓘ |
| partOf |
North African campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
North African Campaign
Tobruk District ⓘ |
| region | Cyrenaica ⓘ |
| religionMajority | Islam ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
major port
ⓘ
naval base ⓘ supply hub ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSignificance |
1941
ⓘ
1942 ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
Referenced by (35)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Italo Balbo
subject surface form:
Eastern Libya
subject surface form:
Eastern Libya
this entity surface form:
Tobruk port
subject surface form:
House of Representatives (Libya)
this entity surface form:
Port of Tobruk
this entity surface form:
Port of Tobruk