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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).
Battle of France (with Benelux countries/Fall Gelb) (May–June 1940) Battle of Britain ( + Operation Sea Lion Unternehmen Seelöwe) (July–October 1940) Western Front (1944–1945) Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF) commanded Allied forces in north west Europe, from late 1943 until May 1945. Battle of Normandy (June ...
The North African campaign of World War II, sometimes called the "Desert War", includes the campaigns in Egypt and Libya (often referred to as the Western Desert campaign or the "Egypt–Libya Campaign") and those campaigns in Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia (usually referred to as the Tunisian campaign.
Military alliances shortly before World War I. Germany and the Ottoman Empire allied after the outbreak of war.. This is the list of military alliances.A military alliance is a formal agreement between two or more parties concerning national security in which the contracting parties agree to mutually protect and support one another militarily in case of a crisis that has not been identified in ...
Po Valley: 5 April – 8 May 1945, the allied spring offensive 1945; Western Europe campaigns: Air Offensive Europe: 4 July 1942 – 5 June 1944, from the first American bombing mission over enemy-occupied territory in Europe to the night before D-day; Normandy: 6 June – 24 July 1944, the allied landings in Normandy
This is a list of known World War II era codenames for military operations and missions commonly associated with World War II. As of 2022 this is not a comprehensive list, but most major operations that Axis and Allied combatants engaged in are included, and also operations that involved neutral nation states. Operations are categorised ...
In 2010, trade between Africa and China was valued at US$114 billion [9] and US$166.3 billion in 2011. [67] By 2022, total trade grew to US$282 billion. [68] China has been Africa's largest trading partner since 2009 when it surpassed the United States, [69] and continues to be by far its largest trading partner as of 2022. [68]
The Mediterranean and Middle East theatre had the longest duration of the World War II, resulted in the destruction of the Italian Empire, and severely undermined the strategic position of Germany, resulting in German divisions being deployed to Africa and Italy and total German losses (including those captured upon final surrender) being over ...