Editing Operation Compass (section)

===Capture of Tobruk===
{{Main|British capture of Tobruk}}
On 6 January [[XIII Corps (United Kingdom)|XIII corps]] surrounded Tobruk, defended by [[XXII Army Corps (Italy)|XXII Corps]] ([[Enrico Pitassi Mannella|Enrico Mannella]]). After blockading the fort for a fortnight, on the night of 20/21 January, British ships led by ''Terror'' (Captain [[Hector Waller]]), bombarded Tobruk. Further out, destroyers set a trap for ''San Giorgio'' in case it tried to break out but the ship was kept in the port. On the morning of 21 January between {{nowrap|5:00 a.m.}} and {{nowrap|7:00 a.m.}} the British artillery bombarded the town. At {{nowrap|7:00 a.m.}} the [[2/3rd Battalion (Australia)|2/3rd Australian Battalion]] attacked, quickly created a breach in the Italian defences and by the evening had captured half of Tobruk, On 22 January the naval command surrendered and by {{nowrap|4.00 p.m.}} Generale {{ill|Vincenzo Della Mura|it}} the garrison commander had also surrendered after Mannella had been captured earlier in the day.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ww2 jan 1941 |url=http://ww2timelines.com/1941/january/01121941.htm}}</ref>