Afrika Korps
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The Afrika Korps, a Nazi German military unit led by Field Marshall Erwin Rommel, were very feared. They routed the British Army, almost conquering Egypt.
The only Allied success against the Afrika Korps was at the second battle of El Alamein in late 1942. The Allies suffered heavier losses but forced Rommel to retreat, against the orders of Adolf Hitler.
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.