The Siege of Tobruk, 1941. Hitler's Advance East from Africa Stopped. First Real NAZI Defeat. Oil Fields Secured. Suez Saved.

British troops refused to break, grinding down the German-Italian offensive in Egypt. Their defiance did more than just slow the Axis advance—it kept them from launching a full-scale assault on Malta, the island fortress that stood between Hitler and total control of the Mediterranean. Tobruk. April 10 - December 7, 1941. Axis Forces: Unknown, Possibly ~ 35,000 Troops. Allied Forces: ~ 22,000 Troops. Additional Reading and Episode Research: Jewell, Derek. Alamein and the Desert War.Macksey, K...