The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
CROSS-HATCH SHOWS THE OUTER RING OF TOBRUK DEFENCES...A CHAIN OF FORTS BUILT OF PILED UP STONES, AND ARTILLERY AND MACHINE GUN EMPLACEMENTS PROTECTED ON THE OUTER PERIMETER BY WIRE ENTANGLEMENTS AND TANK TRAPS. THE INNER WAVY LINES SHOW SECONDARY DEFENCES. TRENCHES AND TANK TRAPS LINKING ISOLATED STONE SHELTERS.
The Tobruk area in which the British Forces had imprisoned a garrison of 25,000 troops was protected by two formidable rings of defence, an outer perimeter of stone fortifications protected by mines,
An anti tank trap situated in the outer perimeter defences of Tobruk. The siege of Tobruk lasted from April to December 1941 and involved over 14,000 Australian soldiers.
The dense black wire composing the entanglements which protected the Hindenburg Line at ?Bellenglise, through which, during a rain storm, the 46th and 14th Battalions advanced on the night of 18/19 Se
Aerial view of Fire Support Base (FSB) Maree/Marie, which is being established for operation Ivanhoe (19 September - 2 October 1971), by personnel from 1 Australian Task Force. Freshly turned earth, t
Aerial view of Fire Support Base (FSB) Maree/Marie, which is being established for operation Ivanhoe (19 September - 2 October 1971), by personnel from 1 Australian Task Force. Freshly turned earth, t
