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Originally Posted by Mohoender
This is valid for Australians anywhere (and in both world wars). Their resistance at Tobruk was impressive if not outstanding. No doubt that without Australia, US would have had greater difficulties to win in the Pacific.
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My paternal grandfather was a Captain in the New Zealand Army during WWII and fought at Tobruk and El Alamain leading a Bren gun carrier company. His war ended when he had half of his moustache shot off and needed facial surgery and rehab. By the time he was fit to fight again the war was almost over. It was his father, New Zealand Minister of Works Bob Semple, who designed and had built the Bob Semple Tank:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Semple_tank
Yes it is a pretty crap tank but I'm still proud that my paternal great grandfather designed a tank. I'll take what I can get
