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The '''Afrika Korps''', were a German military unit led by [[Field Marshal]] [[Erwin Rommel]].  The Afrika Korps entered the North [[Africa]]n campaign to aid Germany's [[Italian]] allies when the Italians suffered a series of defeats at the hands of the [[british|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 Agheila.  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''', were a German military unit led by [[Field Marshal]] [[Erwin Rommel]].  The Afrika Korps entered the North [[Africa]]n campaign to aid Germany's [[Italian]] allies when the Italians suffered a series of defeats at the hands of the [[british|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 Agheila.  Again the Afrika Korps attacked pushing the British Commonwealth forces back to [[Egypt]] where the German advance was stopped at the [[Battle of El Alamein|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.