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The Afrika Korps, a Nazi German military unit led by Field Marshall [[Erwin Rommel]]. The Afrika Korps entered the North African campaign to aid Germany's Italian allies when the Italians suffered a series of defeats at the hands of the British. Rommel launched an offensive from El Agheila which pushed the British back into [[Egypt]]. The British subsequently attacked advancing back to El Aghelia. Again the Afrika Korps attacked pushing the British Commonwealth forces back to [[Egypt]] where the German advance was stopped at the first battle of El Alamein.
The Afrika Korps, a Nazi German military unit led by Field Marshall [[Erwin Rommel]]. The Afrika Korps entered the North African campaign to aid Germany's Italian allies when the Italians suffered a series of defeats at the hands of the British Commonwealth forces. Rommel launched an offensive from El Agheila which pushed the British back into [[Egypt]]. The British subsequently attacked advancing back to El Aghelia. Again the Afrika Korps attacked pushing the British Commonwealth forces back to [[Egypt]] where the German advance was stopped at the first battle of El Alamein.
The British Commonwealth forces then defeated the Afrika Korps at Alam Halfa and the second battle of [[El Alamein]] in late 1942.
The British Commonwealth forces then defeated the Afrika Korps at Alam Halfa and the second battle of [[El Alamein]] in late 1942.
Shortly afterwards, the Americans launched [[Operation Torch]] along with some British troops and some [[Free French]] forces. Operation Torch defeated the Afrika Korps and eventually forced them to surrender.
Shortly afterwards, the Allies launched [[Operation Torch]] which included [[Free French]] forces. Operation Torch was followed by Operation Retribution, and ultimately the defeat of the Afrika Korps, which forced their to surrender.
North Africa was steep learning curve for American forces, the battle for Kasserine pass being the near-distasterous defeat that lead to vital restructure, and change in tactics.
The German Field Marshall Erwin Rommel, was considered to be a gentleman (as far as German officers went), and later participated in a failed assassination attempt on Hitler. It was his opinion that that the Austalian Forces represented the elite units of the Allied forces in the North African 'Desert War', this was based on the sucessful defence of the besieged Tobruk (240 days), and the Australian infantry's innovative means of engaging the German 'Blitzkrieg' Panzer strategy, which up until then was un-stoppable without the large-scale use of artillery.
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