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The siege of Giarabub (now Jaghbub) in Libya, was an engagement between Commonwealth and Italian forces, during the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World War.
- 25 December 1940 – 21 March 1941
- Commonwealth victory
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Jaghbub (Arabic: الجغبوب) (Italian: Giarabub) is a remote desert village in the Al Jaghbub Oasis in the eastern Libyan Desert. It is actually closer to the Egyptian town of Siwa than to any Libyan town of note. The oasis is located in Butnan District and was the administrative seat of the Jaghbub Basic People's Congress. The town remains ...
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The Siege of Giarabub was an action fought between Commonwealth and Italian forces in the Western Desert during World War II. It took place between December and March 1941 around the oasis of Giarabub (now Jaghbub), Libya. Giarabub was a small oasis in the Libyan Desert. It lay 320 km south of...
Dec 23, 2020 · Australians lead siege of Giarabub. (Dec. 25, 2020) This week, 80 years ago a regiment of the 6th Australian Division, under the command of George Wootten, was besieging the Italian garrison of Giarabub, commanded by Maj. Salvatore Castagna. Giarabub, now known as Jaghbub, is located in the eastern Libyan desert, 200 miles south of the ...