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Britain declares war on Germany, Australia added to the war.
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WWII
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Australian troops beseiged Tobruk from the Italians
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Rommel arrives in Tripoli with orders of attacking Tobruk
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One of Hitlers best generals, Erwin Rommel with his army, came to the aid of their Italian troops.
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Germans take Benghazi
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A German column crosses the desert to reach the sea at Derna
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German and Italian forces attacked Tobruk
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German and Italian forces attacked Tobruk
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General Claude Auchinleck launched Operation Crusader, which succeeded in lifting the siege by the end of that month
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Tobruk War lifted
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Rommel decided to attack Tobruk again, and the German-Italian army took control
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End of WWII with the defeat of Nazi Germnay and Imperial Japan