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In the early years of World War II, Germany shocked the world with a devastating blitzkrieg, rapidly conquered most of Europe, and pushed into North Africa. As ...
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The battle for North Africa was primarily a struggle for control of the Suez Canal and access to oil from the Middle East and raw materials from Asia, but also an effort to drive Italy out of the war as a prelude to invasion of southern Europe and a planned bombing campaign against Germany. It was the place German and American armies first faced off against each other. After early and terrible ...
22. Okt. 2018 · Arrival of Montgomery. Bernard Montgomery was appointed commander of the Eighth Army in August 1942. The appointment bolstered morale and coincided with a fresh influx of supplies into North Africa, including heavier anti-tank guns, Grants and new Sherman M4 tanks. 8. Second Battle of El Alamein.
6. Juni 2017 · War historian Glyn Harper dives into the story, vividly narrating the events, strategies, and personalities surrounding the battles and paying particular attention to the Second Battle of El Alamein, a crucial turning point in the war that would be described by Winston Churchill as “the end of the beginning.” Moving beyond a simple narrative of the conflict, The Battle for North Africa ...
6. Juni 2017 · As the Allies scrambled to counter the Axis armies, the British Eighth Army confronted the experienced Afrika Corps, led by German field marshal Erwin Rommel, in three battles at El Alamein. In ...
18. Aug. 2023 · Destination Casablanca: Exile, Espionage and the Battle for North Africa in World War II. By. In Destination Casablanca, Meredith Hindley delves deep into the pivotal role that the Moroccan city played in World War II. Home to a fascinating array of characters from spies and assassins to celebrities and Jewish refugees fleeing the Holocaust ...
