Gazala
Gazala
عين الغزالة ʿAyn al-Ġazāla | |
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Gazala, or ʿAyn al-Ġazāla (
Arabic: عين الغزالة, lit. 'Spring of the female Gazelle/the Rising Sun' ⓘ), is a small Libyan village near the coast in the northeastern portion of the country. It is located 60 kilometres (37 mi) west of Tobruk
.
History
In the late 1930s (during the
Senussi resistance tried in vain to penetrate. [1]
Gazala is perhaps best known for the
Allied forces (led by Neil Ritchie
). This battle resulted in an Axis victory and the subsequent capture of Tobruk on 21 June 1942.
Notes
- ^ Tillisi, Kalifa, “Mu’jam Ma’arik Al Jihad fi Libia1911-1931”, Dar Ath Thaqafa, Beirut, Lebanon, 1973, pp.370-371.
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