the siege started, as that were captured between 28 March 1941 and the investment of Tobruk and were taken during the siege. In the British Official History (1956), Playfair calculated the losses in the table created by Harrison in 1999. When Harrison calculated other losses, there was no RAF casualty list but he recorded ten aircrew and six ground crew burials at the cemetery and six aircrew shot down in the harbour. Italian casualties from 15 February to 18 November were and Libyan losses were and German casualties for the same period were about about and from aircraft shot down. Fiction films The Rats of Tobruk is a 1944 Australian film about the siege, focusing upon the Australian defenders. The Desert Rats is a 1953 film about the siege. It also emphasised the Australian defenders but had a number of historical inaccuracies and omissions. Tobruk is a 1967 film which dramatised raids on the Germans. Raid on Rommel is a 1971 movie that used some of the earlier film from Tobruk. Tobruk is a 2008 film about a Czech soldier's disillusionment with war. See also North African campaign timeline List of World War II Battles John Hurst Edmondson: Victoria Cross recipient during the siege Rats of Tobruk Twin Pimples raid Africa Star List of British military equipment of World War II List of Australian military equipment of World War II List of German military equipment of World War II List of Italian military equipment in World War II Citations References Books Websites Further reading Websites External links Australian War Memorial – Siege of Tobruk Australian War Memorial - Siege of Tobruk Short Documentary The Characteristic of Tobruk defence in 1941 Rats of Tobruk Tribute - https://www.ratsoftobruktribute.com Conflicts in 1941 1941 in Libya Tobruk Battles of World War II involving Australia Battles and operations of World War II involving Czechoslovakia Sieges involving the United Kingdom Sieges involving Germany Sieges involving Poland Sieges involving Australia Western Desert campaign Libya in World War II Battles and operations of World War II involving Germany Erwin Rommel Sieges of World War II Battles of World War II involving the United Kingdom Military operations of World War II