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The Rats of Tobruk hold an identifiable place within the ranks of returned servicemen, particularly in Australia, where there is the Rats of Tobruk Memorial in Canberra. On 22 March 1944, the original members of the Rats of Tobruk formed the North Bondi Sub-Branch of the Returned and Services League of Australia and it is still known ...
The Rats of Tobruk is a 1944 Australian film directed by Charles Chauvel. An abridged version was released in the United States in 1951 as The Fighting Rats of Tobruk. The film follows three drover friends who enlist in the Australian Army together during World War II.
The Rats of Tobruk: Directed by Charles Chauvel. With Grant Taylor, Peter Finch, Chips Rafferty, Pauline Garrick. Tells the story of three men--Bluey, a tough two fisted drover (Taylor), Milo, a laconic dingo trapper (Rafferty), and Pete, an intellectual English "new chum" (Finch).
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- Action, Drama, War
- Charles Chauvel
- 1944-12-08
The Desert Rats were members of the British 7th Armoured Division who participated in the North African campaigns during World War II. The term ‘Rats of Tobruk,’ a moniker applied by the Nazi propagandist broadcaster ‘Lord Haw-Haw,’ referred more generally to any of the Allied troops who defended Tobruk, Libya.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
15. Juni 2022 · German bomber brought down by Allied gunfire in Tobruk. (Photo Credit: FPG / Getty Images) They removed the negative meaning behind his words and reclaimed the phrase when they started referring to themselves as the “Rats of Tobruk.” They even created their own medals, which featured the image of a rat, from melted German bombers ...
Der australische Film Rats of Tobruk von 1944 zeichnet das Schicksal dreier australischer Soldaten während der Belagerung nach. Der australische Roman “We were the Rats” von Lawson Glassop aus dem Jahr 1944 beschreibt den Verlauf der Belagerung.
The Rats of Tobruk were soldiers of the Australian-led Allied garrison that held the Libyan port of Tobruk against the Afrika Corps, during the Siege of Tobruk in World War II. The siege started on 11 April 1941 and was relieved on 10 December. The port continued to be held by the Allies until its surrender on 21 June 1942.
