The North Africa Campaign

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  • Italy enters Egypt

    Italy starts to advance on Africa
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    North Africa Campaign

  • Rommel Arives

    Rommel is appointed Gen of the africa corps.

  • Afrika corps land in Tripoli

    They arrive with a shinning army of 36 000 men.

  • Rommel takes El Agheila

    Brittish Indian and South African try to hold on to there dear city.

  • British evacuate Benghazi

    In fear of a slaughter the Brittish quikly retreat from the city

  • Amarica Enters war

    America declares war on the Axis powers

  • Operation Supercharge begins

    Allie breack Axis forces at El Alemein. New Zealand Divisions open up way for Brittish armour.

  • British take Benghazi

    After a sad retreat the Brittish and Brittish indian forces take back what was once theirs.

  • German counter attack in the Kasserine pass

    The Afrika Korps makes an offensive with 22,000 men vs the Allied 30,000. It was a utter defeat for the Allies with losses of 10,000 men.

  • Rommel captures Tobrok

    32,000 German Troops leigh seige to Tobruk.

  • First battle of El Alemein

    The small Egyptian railroad town was seriously threatend by German and Italian forces.

  • Patton takes charge

    After the falier of the last General patton answers the call.

  • Operation Torch begins

    America comes to Africa.

  • Benghazi recaptured by British forces

    Brittish capture 133,295 Italian soilders

  • Allies take Tunis

    An Allied army of 300,000 men in 20 division broke the Axis army of 60,000 men.

  • Afrika corps surrenders

    This will mark the end of the struggle for Africa. Rommel leaves Africa while blaming the men on the Luftwaffe inifectiveness and the infantry lack of will to fight.