The Nexy Challenge #9 Tobruk Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 5/5/2013
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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The nearby bridge was named in  honor of those that fought in the Siege of Tobruk
 

The Siege of Tobruk was a confrontation that lasted 241 days between Axis and Allied forces in North Africa during the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World War. The siege started on 11 April 1941, when Tobruk was attacked by an Italo–German force under Lieutenant General Erwin Rommel, and continued for 240 days up to 27 November 1941, when it was relieved by the Allied 8th Army duringOperation Crusader.
It was vital for the Allies' defence of Egypt and the Suez Canal to hold the town with its harbour, as this forced the enemy to bring most of their supplies overland from the port of Tripoli, across 1,500 kilometres of desert, as well as diverting troops from their advance. Tobruk was subject to repeated ground assaults and almost constant shelling and bombing. The Nazi propaganda called the tenacious defenders "rats", a term that the Australian soldiers embraced as an ironic compliment.

The 9th Cache in the series

On Monday the 13th September the Northern Expressway officially opened.

Adjacent to the freeway is a bicycle/ pedestrian lane approximately 24km long, called the Stuart O Grady bike way.

Along this bikeway you will have the opportunity to learn about some of Australia’s historically significant military battles that the five main Expressway Interchanges being named after in honour of our fallen ancestors who gave their lives so that we could be free today.
 
So why not jump on a bike, get on your scooter don some rollerblades or go for a jog or a walk.
Remember to stay safe and wear a helmet, take some water and slip, slop, slap and slide

PLEASE NOTE IT IS ILLEGAL TO STOP ON THE EXPRESSWAY

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