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 Mediterranean port of Bardia. The administrative seat of the Jaghbub Basic Peopleâs Congress, it is 40 miles west of the Egyptian border, and just north of The Great Sand Sea in the Butnan District. It currently has a population of less than 3,000, mostly Berber. Giarabub was a part of Egypt...
Source: oceancitytoday.com