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On Sun. 20 Apr 1941 British Commander-in-Chief Middle East General Wav.....

1941-04-20

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British Commander-in-Chief Middle East General Wavell requested for more tanks to reinforce Tobruk, Libya. Prime Minister Churchill agreed and ordered a convoy to sail directly into the Mediterranean Sea to deliver 295 tanks to Tobruk.

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