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The German Africa Corps (German: Deutsches Afrikakorps, pronounced [ˈdɔʏtʃəs ˈʔaːfʁikaˌkoːɐ̯] ⓘ; DAK), commonly known as Afrika Korps, was the German expeditionary force in Africa during the North African campaign of World War II.
The Deutsches Afrika Korps (DAK) was an elite German armoured unit that fought in North Africa during the Second World War (1939-45). The Korps was initially led by Erwin Rommel (1891-1944) before he was promoted to lead a larger force of which the Korps remained a part.
There is no more evocative phrase to emerge from World War II than Afrika Korps. The name conjures up a unique theater of war, a hauntingly beautiful empty quarter where armies could roam free, liberated from towns and hills, choke points and blocking positions, and especially those pesky civilians.
The Afrika Korps was led by General Erwin Rommel (1891–1944), a highly decorated World War I hero who served as military commander guarding Hitler's headquarters from 1938 and as commander of a tank division in 1940.
The Afrika Korps was an expeditionary combat force of the German army that fought in North Africa from February 1941 until May 1943. Adolf Hitler ordered the establishment of a German expeditionary force in North Africa in January 1941, following Italian defeats in Tobruk and Benghazi, at the request of the Italians, who had refused an early ...
Placing Rommel and his elite Afrika Korps at the fore allows us to view the desert war as a clean fight against a morally worthy opponent. It was war, yes, but almost uniquely in World War II, it was a “war without hate,” as Rommel famously called it in his memoirs.
In 1941–42 the German Afrika Korps in Libya was supplied across the Mediterranean through the small port of Tripoli and eastward over a single coastal road that had no bases or magazines and was exposed to enemy air attack—a distance of up to 1,300 miles, depending on the location….
Includes bibliographical references and index. The Afrika Korps -- The way to Tobruk -- Battle at Sollum -- The Luftwaffe in Africa -- Logistical problems of the Deutsches Afrika Korps -- The great winter battle -- Between two offensives -- The path to Tobruk and El Alamein -- Eagles over the desert -- From El Alamein to the Mareth position ...
Erwin Rommel biography, chapter 5: North African campaign 1941-1943. Tobruk, El Alamein, El Gazala, Kasserin Pass. Main battles in Libya, Egypt, Tunisia. Full story of the German Afrika Korps and all the fact of Erwin Rommel in North Africa. Rommel named The Desert Fox.
The Deutsches Afrika Korps (DAK) was an elite German armoured unit that fought in North Africa during the Second World War (1939-45). The Korps was initially led by Erwin Rommel (1891-1944) before he was promoted to lead a larger force of which the Korps remained a part.