Reply #52: World War Two graves testify to past bloodshed in Libya

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Source: Reuters

World War Two graves testify to past bloodshed in Libya


Sun Apr 10, 2011 11:34am GMT


* Libyan towns fought over once more

* World War Two dead lie in Libyan sands

* Rommel's Afrika Korps against the Desert Rats



By Angus MacSwan

TOBRUK, Libya, April 10 (Reuters) -

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A total of 3,651 soldiers, mostly from Britain, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa lie in the Knightsbridge War Cemetery near Acroma, 25 km west of Tobruk.

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Towns and cities like Brega, Ajdabiyah and Benghazi were also fought over by the Axis army led by General Erwin Rommel -- the Desert Fox -- and British and Commonwealth forces.

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Many families and military men have visited the site over the years although that has stopped since the uprising against Gaddafi started in February, caretaker Hanish said.


He said the cemetery was respected by all in the area and the fact the cross had never been desecrated showed that hardline Islamists were not at large in the area.


Asked what he thought about war and its human cost, he paused then said: "It depends. If war is for freedom, it is good. If not, it's bad."


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