Hi friends, this is my first post at this forum. and i´m agreeably surprised with the quality of the page so much with the forum of the same one.
Now my question:
Someone will know where to obtain information about the OOB of the forces faced in Tobruk?
I´ll be very been grateful for you with yours answers. A greeting for all.
Frankie Avalon
León (Spain)GMT+01:00
"I have to offer nothing except blood, sweat and tears" (Winston Churchill)
Looking for OOB in Tobruk
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see Tobruk The great seige reassessed by F Harrison 1997 ISBN 1 86019 986 0
5 April 1941
Fortress commander major general L J Morshead
Australian 9 th division:
20th Bde: 2/13, 2/15, 2/17; 20th ATco.
24th Bde: 2/28, 2/32, 2/43; 24th AT Co.
26th Bde: 2/23, 2/24, 2/48; 26th AT C0.
18th Bde (attached) : 2/9, 2/10, 2/12; 16th AT Co
2/3, 2/4, 2/7, 2/13 field co royal aust engineers
2/4 field park co
2/1 pioneer bn.
royal aust artillery
2/12 field regt
3 AT regt
8 LAA regt
Div supply units
3rd armoured bde
1st RTR
4th RTR
D sqd 7th RTR
5 & 6 RTR present in early stages of the seige but soon withdrawn.
!st King's Draggon Guards:in early stages of the seige and served as infantry, withdrawn leaving c sqd.
3rd Queen's Own Hussars: in early stages of the seige most trops sent to Greece
!st Royal Northumberland Fusiliers Hvy MG
51st Field Regt RA
RHA 1st 104th 107th
3rd RHA (AT Regt)
4th AABde:
51 Heavy AA R egt
13 LAA Regt
14 LAA Regt
Notts yeomanry 206 and 530 coastal batteries
RE:
551 army troops Co.
295 army field Co.
4 field sqd.
143 field park Co.
RASC
5, 14, 15, 346 MT Co.
5 April 1941
Fortress commander major general L J Morshead
Australian 9 th division:
20th Bde: 2/13, 2/15, 2/17; 20th ATco.
24th Bde: 2/28, 2/32, 2/43; 24th AT Co.
26th Bde: 2/23, 2/24, 2/48; 26th AT C0.
18th Bde (attached) : 2/9, 2/10, 2/12; 16th AT Co
2/3, 2/4, 2/7, 2/13 field co royal aust engineers
2/4 field park co
2/1 pioneer bn.
royal aust artillery
2/12 field regt
3 AT regt
8 LAA regt
Div supply units
3rd armoured bde
1st RTR
4th RTR
D sqd 7th RTR
5 & 6 RTR present in early stages of the seige but soon withdrawn.
!st King's Draggon Guards:in early stages of the seige and served as infantry, withdrawn leaving c sqd.
3rd Queen's Own Hussars: in early stages of the seige most trops sent to Greece
!st Royal Northumberland Fusiliers Hvy MG
51st Field Regt RA
RHA 1st 104th 107th
3rd RHA (AT Regt)
4th AABde:
51 Heavy AA R egt
13 LAA Regt
14 LAA Regt
Notts yeomanry 206 and 530 coastal batteries
RE:
551 army troops Co.
295 army field Co.
4 field sqd.
143 field park Co.
RASC
5, 14, 15, 346 MT Co.
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