Australian ANZAC Legacy and Tobruk

Australian ANZAC Legacy and Tobruk

Learning Intention

To explore sources to gain a better understanding of the war in Tobruk, Lybia.

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​Lets explore some sources regarding the Siege of Tobruk

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Source Analysis

Remember when analysing different sources, its important to ​explore

Make sense of the source, what does it mean

Look for who is involved (participants)

What is the sources theme?

​What is the sources purpose?

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Multiple Choice

Warmup Question

Who are the two participants in this Source?

• Rommel and Austrlia

• Australian 8th Battalion and Rommel

• Allies and Germany

• Italy and the Austrlian 8th Battalion

Open Ended

Describe how the source's imagary is used to show the 8th Army's impact on Rommel's forces

​Break your answer into steps

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Step 2 Link to the impact on Rommel's Forces

Step 1 describe the source

​Step 1

The image depicts two men engaged in hand to hand combat in the desert. One is a soldier that represents the Allied forces. the other is Erwin Rommel, Officer and Field Marshal of the Tobruk offensive. The Allies soldier can be seen punching Rommel in the face, leaving him dazed.

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​Step 2

The image represents the results of the Rommel's attempts to siege Tobruk, and the Hostile and dogmatic defense they were met with from the allies. While Rommel and the Axis forces were attacking Tobruk, the Australian and Allied forces offensive approach to defend the port, by meeting them out on the battlefield. This strategy proved successful for a time, and kept the Nazi panzer tanks at bay for several months.