Thread: What do you think of the Siege of Tobruk
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Old July 25th, 2008, 04:01 PM
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Default Re: What do you think of the Siege of Tobruk
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Originally Posted by 4th wilts View Post
montgomery considered morsehead c/o 9th aus div,as his finest div c/o.freyberg c.o 2 n/z div,was considered montys next finest div c/o.
montgomery,after learning that he would lead the invasion of france,transfered many desert formations to england e.g.51st h/d,50th inf div.7th armd div,and many officers.he wanted the n/z div,to transfer to england as well.i dont know why the div was not tranfered,but there is imo no doubt that if australian troops were available,they would have been transfered to england as well to fight in 21 a/g.lee.
The pacific war was still in full swing and they needed all Anzac troops to defend and eventually force back the Japanese.
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