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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 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.
The French Liberation Army (French: Armée française de la Libération, AFL) a reunified French Army, is created in 1943 when the Army of Africa (Armée d'Afrique) led by General Giraud is combined with the Free French Forces (Forces Françaises Libres) of General de Gaulle [8] Italian campaign (World War II) begins (1943 to 1945)
The Second Battle of El Alamein marked a watershed in the Western Desert Campaign and turned the tide in the North African Campaign. It ended the Axis threat to Egypt, the Suez Canal and of gaining access to the Middle Eastern and Persian oil fields via North Africa.
The Western Desert campaign (Desert War) took place in the deserts of Egypt and Libya and was the main theatre in the North African campaign of the Second World War.Military operations began in June 1940 with the Italian declaration of war and the Italian invasion of Egypt from Libya in September.
East Africa (10 June 1940 – 27 November 1941) North Africa (10 June 1940 – 13 May 1943) Western Desert (11 June 1940 – 4 February 1943) French North Africa ( 8–16 November 1942) Tunisia (17 November 1942 – 13 May 1943) Malta (11 June 1940 – 20 November 1942) Bahrain (19 October 1940) Greco-Italian War (28 October 1940 to April 1941)
The entire campaign takes 80 turns, about 15–25 hours of gameplay. The game includes four shorter scenarios [1] that can be completed in a few hours. [2] The game comes with a 22" x 34" paper map of North Africa from El Agheila to El Alamein, an 8-page rulebook, and a cardstock sheet of 252 counters. [3]
The Tunisian campaign (also known as the battle of Tunisia) was a series of battles that took place in Tunisia during the North African campaign of the Second World War, between Axis and Allied forces from 17 November 1942 to 13 May 1943.