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The North African campaign of World War II took place in North Africa from 10 June 1940 to 13 May 1943, fought between the Allies and the Axis Powers.It included campaigns in the Libyan and Egyptian deserts (Western Desert campaign, Desert War), in Morocco and Algeria (Operation Torch), and in Tunisia (Tunisia campaign).
The Mediterranean and Middle East, Volume IV: The Destruction of the Axis Forces in Africa. History of the Second World War United Kingdom Military Series. Uckfield, UK: Naval & Military Press. ISBN 1-84574-068-8. Rommel, Erwin (1982) [1953]. Liddell-Hart, Basil (ed.). The Rommel Papers. Da Capo Press. ISBN 0-306-80157-4
4,000 [2] Klaus Breitner: May 20 May 20 Fighting against the Georgian Legion Germany A small company of soldiers on Minquiers reef [3] 80? N/A May 23 May 23 Croatia Remnants of Croatian forces, in Odžak: c. 1,800? N/A May 25 May 25 Some soldiers became guerrillas and fought until spring 1947. Everyone else was KIA. See Battle of Odžak for ...
The Axis powers, [nb 1] originally called the Rome–Berlin Axis [1] and also Rome–Berlin–Tokyo Axis, was the military coalition which initiated World War II and fought against the Allies. Its principal members were Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy and the Empire of Japan. The Axis were united in their far-right positions and general opposition ...
The Mediterranean and Middle East: The Destruction of the Axis Forces in Africa. History of the Second World War United Kingdom Military Series. Vol. IV. Uckfield: Naval & Military Press. ISBN 1-84574-068-8. Roche, Jean P. (2006). "Question 19/05: French Surrender of Tunisia". Warship International. XLIII (2): 148– 150. ISSN 0043-0374.
World War II [b] or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many nations mobilising all resources in pursuit of total war .
Official History of Australia in the Second World War Series 1 (Army). Vol. I. Canberra: Australian War Memorial. Archived from the original on September 8, 2007; Maughan, Barton (1966). Tobruk and El Alamein. Official History of Australia in the Second World War Series 1 (Army). Vol. III. Canberra: Australian War Memorial.
Stumpf, R. "Part V, The War in the Mediterranean Area 1942–1943: Operations in North Africa and the Central Mediterranean II. The Advance to El Alamein (Operation Theseus)". In Boog et al. (2001), pp. 661–720. Brock Katz, David (2017). South Africans versus Rommel: The Untold Story of the Desert War in World War II. Rowman & Littlefield.