Daily Archives: May 26, 2012

Nazis push toward Tobruk as Battle of Gazala begins 70 years ago today (1942)


Video: Nazis push toward Tobruk (at 4:49)

(Tuesday, May 26, 1942, part of the Western Desert Campaign during World War II) — The Battle of Gazala began today as German and Italian units pushed toward the port of Tobruk in Libya.