1941 ⟶ Allied Forces Retake Benghazi

Allied forces retake Benghazi.

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1940

1941

1942

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1944

🚢 Allied Forces Retreat to Dunkirk

The Allied forces, British and French alike, retreat to Dunkirk.⟶

FranceUKMilitaryRetreatWorld War IIDunkirkEvacuationWarfareEurope

Allied forces retake Benghazi.⟶

North AfricaBenghaziAllied ForcesUKMilitary CampaignAfricaDesert War

The northern wing of Rommel's forces take Derna, on the Libyan coast. The southern wing moves toward Mechili, and takes it on the 8th.⟶

North AfricaLibyaDesert WarAfrika KorpsRommelMilitary CampaignAxis Powers

Rommel's Afrika Korps recaptures Benghazi, Libya in his drive east. For the next few months, the two sides will rest and rearm.⟶

North AfricaAfrika KorpsRommelBenghaziMilitary CampaignLibya

Allied forces–the Americans from the West, the British from the East–link up near Gafsa in Tunisia.⟶

North AfricaMilitary OperationsUSUKTunisiaCampaignAllied PowersStrategic Advancement

Allied forces land on Crete.⟶

CreteAllied LandingGreeceMediterraneanMilitary OperationsLiberation