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Old 25-01-2008, 09:45 AM   #7 (permalink)
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I was reading this site this morning about the error with Bardia and Tobruk. Whatever source he used did not acknowledge the Australian 6th Division as the division who took both places.

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6 Dec 1940 - 25 Feb 1941: Western Desert Force

On 6 Dec 1940 the British Western Desert Force launched a counter-offensive against the Italians (Lucas, 1982). The British captured Sidi Barrani (11 Dec 1940), Sollum (17 Dec 1940), Bardia (5 Jan 1941), Tobruk (22 Jan 1941; actually it was the Australian Division), and Derna (30 Jan 1941).
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