Exhibition remembers fallen Rats of Tobruk
The War Memorial in Canberra is displaying some rarely seen artefacts from when 14,000 Australian troops helped defend the port of Tobruk in Libya in 1941.
2016 STF-Rats of Tobruk Memorial Pipes & Drums and Glenbrae Celtic Dancers, Australia-2
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Rats of Tobruk celebrate 70th anniversary
Veterans of the siege of Tobruk during World War II attended a service in Canberra yesterday to mark its 70th anniversary.
Rats of Tobruk - Libya - WW2
Rats of Tobruk - Libya - WW2
Second World War 1939 - 1945.
The following information came from Wikipedia...
The Rats of Tobruk was the name given to the soldiers of the garrison who held the Libyan port of Tobruk against the German Afrika Corps, during the Siege of Tobruk in WW2
The siege started on 10 April 1941 and was finally relieved at the end of November.
Australian troops of the Australian 9th Division and the 18th Brigade of the Australian 7th Division under Lieutenant General Leslie Morshead made up more than half of the Allied presence in Tobruk with a total strength of over 14,000 men. The rest of the garrison was made up of 12,000 British (the 3rd Armoured Brigade, 4 artillery regiments) and Indian (the 18th King Edward's Own Cavalry) troops.
During the three moonless periods between August and October the Australian troops and Indian cavalry were withdrawn by sea and replaced by British 70th Infantry Division and the Polish Independent Carpathian Brigade with the Czechoslovak 11th Infantry Battalion under command.
Libya war graves desecrated. It appears, through video footage, that a mob smashed headstones and a monument in the the British and Commonwealth war cemeteries in the eastern city of Benghazi last month (Update: this video is now a few years old so the desecration of the war graves would now be some time ago).)
The desecration of Commonwealth war graves in Libya and was apparently carried out by Muslim Salafists because of the Koran being burnt at a US military base in Afghanistan.
It is not yet clear if any of the 48 Australian graves in the Benghazi War Cemetery were damaged amongst the nearly 200 headstones reportedly damaged.
1,214 Commonwealth troops were killed in the north African desert battles of WW2 and are interned at the Benghazi War Cemetery.
A quarter of the headstones in the nearby Benghazi British Military Cemetery were also damaged.
USA, British and French air power helped the Benghazi-based rebels overthrow Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi in 2011.
Latest report 7th March 2012 - It has been reported that 50 of the 55 Australian graves have been desecrated. 45 marked headstones and 5 headstones of unknown Australian soldiers who were killed in WW2 in Libya were among the 238 graves destroyed by armed Libyans in the Benghazi cemetery.
11 war graves of New Zealand soldiers were also desecrated.
The names of Australian diggers whose graves were damaged will be released.
The Australian Government have stated that the Cross of Sacrifice, the central feature of the Benghazi War Cemetery, would need to be replaced as it appeared to have been the focus of the attack.
It has been report that the former rebels could be heard laughing and cursing the fallen servicemen as they destroyed headstones in the cemetery.
Australia was a major supporter of the rebels during the UN endorsed and NATO lead (mainly the USA, France and Britain) assault on the Libyan Government during the Libyan War and Australia is a major donor to the new Libyan regime that ousted and killed Gaddafi.
Update: In 2018, Libya is still a basket case.
Australian Diggers - Rats of Tobruk
Australian War Memorial, Canberra
A tribute to the War Memorial.
Australian War Memorial - Canberra - War Heroes
Australian War Memorial - Canberra - War Heroes.
The Australian War Memorial is a national memorial to the Australians who died in the nations armed forces and supporting organisations in war.
The memorial also houses a national military museum.
Opened in 1941, it is recognised as a significant war memorial in the world.
It is located in Canberra, Australia's capital.
There are 3 parts to the Australian War Memorial. Those are...
1. The commemorative area, which includes the Shrine and the Hall of Memory with the Tomb of the Unknown Australian Soldier
2. The memorial's museum
3. The research centre with many records.
Many Australians visit the Australian War Memorial, especially on ANZAC Day. School children usually visit in groups.
Australia's official WW1 historian, Charles Bean, came up with the concept of a museum memorial to Australian soldiers while watching battles in France in 1916.
The building was completed in 1941, during WW2, and was officially opened on Remembrance Day, 11 November 1941.
If you haven't yet visited the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, then it's highly recommended that you do. The Australian War Memorial commemorates the incredible sacrifice of men and women who have served Australia in war. It is a place where you can fully appreciate the cost of war and its effect on the lives of many Australian families throughout our history. If you are into Australia's history, there is no better museum where you can see our war history in great detail.
Instrumental music on this video is 'Can You Hear Australia's Heroes Marching?'.
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All film taken on this video is by Peter Barnes upon a visit to the Australian War Memorial in Canberra in April 2010.
War heroes Australian War Memorial.
ANZAC Day March Adelaide, 2/48th Rats of Tobruk, mid 1980's
A snippet of the ANZAC Day March in Adelaide from the mid- 1980's showing part of the 2/43rd Battalion and the 2/48th Battalion marching along King William Street.
Led by Ivor Paech, the 2/48th is well represented. Commentary mentions many of the 2/48th Battalion identities.
Anzac Day Canberra Aboriginal Ceremony Dawn Service Freedom Calls Dave Arden Gundjitmara
Anzac Day canberra Aboriginal Ceremony Dawn Service Freedom Calls Dave Arden Gundjitmara co witer of this song with Paul Kelly.He is the great nephew of Captain Reg saunder
Anzac Day ceremony, Canberra 1967
Australian War Memorial Canberra, 25 April 1967. ABC TV coverage of Anzac Day ceremonies and march.
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AWM 75, Part 4: The Opening of the Memorial
This series of videos marks the Australian War Memorial's 75th anniversary on 11 November 2016. Produced by Max Uechtritz, edited by Alan Green, and featuring the Memorial's Chief Historian, Ashley Ekins. This video features footage from the opening of the Memorial in Canberra on 11 November 1941, and the dioramas that can still be seen today in the Memorial's First World War Galleries.
Anzac Day 1954 at the Australian War Memorial
Coverage of the 1954 Anzac Day ceremonies at the Australian War Memorial.
RAAF of Tobruk
Starring some old-time RAAF pilots
Wearry Dunlop - ANZAC Day Melbourne 1989 - The last of the WW1 & WW2 Diggers
Our family have taken part in the ANZAC Day Dawn Service and the Melbourne ANZAC Day march since 1983.
Claymore Rocking
The National Celtic Festival
With The Glenbrae Celtic Dancers
June 7th - 10th @ Po…
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Charles Scales and Tom Anderson, Rats of Tobruk
An interview with my Grandfather Charles Scales and and Fellow Rat of Tobruk Tom Anderson
Adelaide Anzac Day March 2003
Adelaide Anzac Day March 2003
458 Squadron 1hr 26mins into the march
Rat of Tobruk Harry Lock - ANZAC Day 2017
Inside the ANZAC War Memorial in Melbourne, Australia
Inside the ANZAC War Memorial in Melbourne, Australia
Anzac Day, Sydney 1936
Covers the 1936 Anzac Day March and commemoration at Sydney.