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June 21, 1942
World War II: Tobruk falls to Italian and German forces; 33,000 Allied troops are taken prisoner.
Axis capture of Tobruk
The Axis capture of Tobruk, also known as the Fall of Tobruk and the Second Battle of Tobruk was part of the Western Desert campaign in Libya during the Second World War. The battle was fought by the Panzerarmee Afrika, a German–Italian military force in North Africa which included the Afrika Korps, against the British Eighth Army which comprised contingents from Britain, India, South Africa and other Allied nations.
June 21
June 21 is the 172nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 193 days remain until the end of the year.