Operation Agreement

Operation Agreement
	Part of the Western Desert Campaign and the Battle of the Mediterranean of the Second World War
	; The Italian torpedo boats Castore and Montanari (top right) firing upon British MTBs and MLs at Tobruk harbour, 14 September 1942
Date	13–14 September 1942
Location	Tobruk, Italian Libya32°05′42″N 23°55′55″E / 32.095°N 23.932°E
Result	Axis victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom Southern Rhodesia; New Zealand	Italy; Germany;
Commanders and leaders
John Haselden †	Giuseppe Lombardi
Strength
~650–700 marines and soldiers; 1 cruiser; 6 destroyers; 16 MTBs; 3 motor launches; 30 landing craft; 1 submarine;	250–300 Italians; 30 Germans; 78 guns (48 Italian and 30 German); 3 torpedo boats; 3 R boats; 8 MFPs (4 Italian and 4 German);
Casualties and losses
800 killed and 576 captured; 1 cruiser; 2 destroyers; 4 MTBs; 2 MLs; Several landing craft;	15 Italians and 1 German killed; 43 Italians and 7 Germans wounded; 30 aircraft;

Operation Agreement was a ground and amphibious operation carried out by British, Rhodesian and New Zealand forces on Axis-held Tobruk from 13 to 14 September 1942, during the Second World War. A Special Interrogation Group party, fluent in German, took part in missions behind enemy lines. Diversionary actions extended to Benghazi (Operation Bigamy), Jalo oasis (Operation Nicety) and Barce (Operation Caravan).^[3]^[a] The Tobruk raid was an Allied disaster; the British lost several hundred men killed and captured, one cruiser, two destroyers, six motor torpedo boats and dozens of small amphibious craft.

^ Bragadin 1957, p. 220.
^ ^a ^b L'operazione Daffodil nel piano Agreement Archived 27 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)
^ ^a ^b Molinari & Anderson 2007, p. 71.
^ O'Carroll 2005, pp. 25–26.

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[FOOTNOTEBragadin1957220-1] Bragadin 1957, p. 220.

[mattesini-2] L'operazione Daffodil nel piano Agreement Archived 27 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)

[FOOTNOTEMolinariAnderson200771-3] Molinari & Anderson 2007, p. 71.

[FOOTNOTEO'Carroll200525–26-4] O'Carroll 2005, pp. 25–26.

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