06/21/2026

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In 1942, German forces led by Generaloberst (Colonel General) Johannes Erwin Eugen Rommel captured the Libyan city of Tobruk during World War Two. (Rommel was promoted to the rank of Field Marshal; Tobruk was retaken by the Allies in November 1942.) #WW2 #ErwinRommel