The Rats of Tobruk (1944) | |
| Director(s) | Charles Chauvel |
| Producer(s) | Charles Chauvel |
| Top Genres | Action, Drama, War |
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The Rats of Tobruk (1944) was a Action - War Film directed by Charles Chauvel and produced by Charles Chauvel.
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The Australian troops who were stationed at Tobruk in 1941 were from the Australian 9th Division and the 18th Brigade of the Australian 7th Division and were under the command of Lieutenant General Leslie Morshead.
During the Siege of Tobruk in 1941, Australian soldiers started calling themselves "The Rats of Tobruk" after German Nazi Radio Berlin described them as "caught like rats in a trap". Moreover, Lord Haw-Haw (i.e. the English language propaganda radio program, Germany Calling) similarly described them as the "poor desert rats of Tobruk."
Three of the movie stars who appeared in the movie were on furlough leave from their respective military service units.
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During the Siege of Tobruk in 1941, Australian soldiers started calling themselves "The Rats of Tobruk" after German Nazi Radio Berlin described them as "caught like rats in a trap". Moreover, Lord Haw-Haw (i.e. the English language propaganda radio program, Germany Calling) similarly described them as the "poor desert rats of Tobruk."
Three of the movie stars who appeared in the movie were on furlough leave from their respective military service units.
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