The mother of all Tobruks

[SES]

Hi,
The legend goes that the Tobruks we find in Europe were named after an original construction first used by the Wehrmacht in the defence of Tobruk in Libya.
In connection with our ongoing discussion on Tobruks I have unsuccessfully been trying to find pictures/drawings of the original Tobruk. Can anyone help please.
bregds
SES

[Andrzej Ditrich]

Hello SES,

mayby this will help You:
http://molnhavet.se/sdp/maps/original/t ... ations.gif


Brgds
@ndrew

[SES]

Hi @ndrew,
Thank you, but the last two links do not work.
bregds
SES

[pierrot]

Hi SES,

The French magazine "Seconde Guerre Mondiale" Thématique Nr 11 (November 2011) is completly dedicated to the battle for Tobruk in 1941 and I can remember that there were there differents plans of the fortification around Tobruk and also a nice picture of a ringstand occupied then by Aussies soldiers. Unfortunatly, I'm now onboard my ship and don't have this magazine under the hand. Maybe someone else on the forum has this magazine at home and can scan this particular picture.

Gr.

Pierrot

[SES]

Hi Pierrot,
Thanks a lot most helpful.
bregds
SES

[SES]

Thank you for the pictures @ndrew, certainly not the shape I expected to see.
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SES

[dirk Peeters]

No that picture dont fit

[SES]

Hi,
I found one more, but they are very scarce on www.
bregds
SES

[dirk Peeters]

an 58d very primitive jhahaha

[stril]

The legend goes that the Tobruks we find in Europe were named after an original construction first used by the Wehrmacht in the defence of Tobruk in Libya.

Italian wasnt it ?(the tobruks)
Link below with som epictures, not from Tobruk.
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astril

http://www.worldwarforum.net/forum/view ... =84&t=4193

[SES]

Hi stril,
Yes they were built by Italian and not German forces.
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SES

[KaiserChief]

Take look at "Denkschrift über die fremde landesbefestigung"

V.

[SES]

Take look at "Denkschrift über die fremde landesbefestigung"

V.

Thanks, I know the document is available on-line, but I cannot find it. Could you provide a link please?
bregds
SES

[KaiserChief]

http://narod.ru/disk/13900871000/nachtrag.pdf.html

V.

[SES]

Thanks a lot, most helpful.
bregds
SES