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During World War II, Operation Agreement consisted of ground and amphibious attacks by British, Rhodesian and New Zealand forces on German- and Italian-held Tobruk (Operation Daffodil), Benghazi (Operation Snowdrop), Jalo oasis (Operation Tulip) and Barce (Operation Hyacinth) launched on 13 September 1942. The assault on Tobruk failed badly; the British lost three ships and several hundred soldiers. World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons like the atom bomb. ... Tobruk is a sea-port in eastern Libya in Northern Africa. ... Benghazi is a seaport in Libya, Africa. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... September 13 is the 256th day of the year (257th in leap years). ... This article is about the year. ...


Objectives

The objectives were to undermine Axis efforts by destroying airfield and harbour installations and large oil stores and to recapture Jalo oasis. The word axis has several meanings: In geometry, it may refer to: An axis of rotation A coordinate axis An axis of symmetry In anatomy, the axis is the second cervical vertebra. ...


Execution

New Zealanders successfully attacked Barce and its airfield, destroying 30 aircraft.


The SAS, led by Lt. Col. David Stirling attempted a large-scale raid on Benghazi, but were driven off by heavy Italian gunfire and suffered heavy losses. SAS is a Three-Letter Acronym which may refer to: 22 Special Air Service (SAS) regiment the principal special forces organisation of the British Army 21 Special Air Service (SAS) regiment, Britsh Army 23 Special Air Service (SAS) regiment, Britsh Army Australian Special Air Service Regiment, an Australian special forces...


The main attack on Tobruk suffered from poor planning and coordination. The expected garrison had been strengthened and British warships bringing in the seaborne troops were ambushed by harbour defences. Another seaborne landing partially failed to reach its beach.


Allied strength for Agreement/Daffodil (the only one with amphibious landings) was about 400 Royal Marines and 180 Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and engineers from the sea and about 150 SAS from the desert. Losses were about 300 RM, 166 Army, 280 Royal Navy, one cruiser (HMS Coventry), two destroyers (HMS Sikh and Zulu) and four MTBs. German losses were 62 killed and 119 wounded. The Corps of Royal Marines, usually just known as the Royal Marines (RM), are the United Kingdoms amphibious forces and a core component of the countrys Rapid Reaction Force. ...


External links

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