The '''Afrika Korps''', were a German military unit led by [[Field Marshal]] [[Erwin Rommel]]. It is most well known for its unlikely victories and for being one of the German units to never be accused of war crimes. 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 '''Afrika Korps''', were a German military unit led by [[Field Marshal]] [[Erwin Rommel]]. It is most well known for its unlikely victories and for being one of the German units to never be accused of war crimes. 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]]. |