British capture of Tobruk

Main article: British capture of Tobruk

The counterstrike involved the British pocketing two of the Italian camps against the Mediterranean, forcing their surrender. This led to a general Italian retreat to El Agheila. Tobruk was captured by British, Australian and Indian forces on 22 January 1941.

Italy called on her German ally, which sent an army corps, under the name Deutsches Afrika Korps (DAK). Italy also sent several more divisions to Libya. These forces, under Lieutenant-General Erwin Rommel, drove the Allies back across Cyrenaica to the Egyptian border, leaving Tobruk isolated and under siege. The defenders of the fortress consisted of the Australian 9th Division, the Australian 18th Brigade and some British tanks and artillery.

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They were later reinforced and replaced by the British 70th Infantry Division, Polish Independent... (Continues)

Non mi è chiaro se la canzone si rifersica ad un personaggio in particolare, o ad un generico "agente della CIA" di quelli che hanno contribuito a stragi, sequestri e colpi di stato in giro per il mondo