1941 ⟶ British Destroyers Sink Afrika Korps Convoy

British destroyers intercept an Afrika Korps convoy and sink...
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🚢 British Destroyers Sink Afrika Korps Convoy

British destroyers intercept an Afrika Korps convoy and sink all five transports and the three covering Italian destroyers.⟶
North AfricaMediterraneanConvoyNaval BattleSupply LinesAfrika KorpsRoyal Navy

🇩🇪 Elements of the Afrika Korps Arrive in Tripoli

Elements of the Afrika Korps start to arrive in Tripoli, Tripolitania.⟶
Elements of the Afrika Korps Arrive in Tripoli (1941)
Afrika KorpsTripoliNorth AfricaGerman ReinforcementsWorld War IIMilitary CampaignAxis PowersTripolitania

🌵 Afrika Korps Advances to El Agheila

Afrika Korps starts to move eastward towards the advance British positions at El Agheila. The British in North Africa have been weakened by the transfer of some troops to Greece.⟶
North AfricaAfrika KorpsEl AgheilaMilitary CampaignDesert WarBritish ArmyMilitary Strategy

🇩🇪 Afrika Korps Takes Mersa Brega

The Afrika Korps continues the German offensive in North Africa; Mersa Brega, north of El Agheila, is taken.⟶
Afrika Korps Takes Mersa Brega (1941)
GermanyAfrika KorpsNorth AfricaMilitary OffensiveLibyaMersa BregaRommel

🚢 Battle of the Duisburg Convoy

Force K, including the light cruisers HMS Penelope and HMS Aurora and destroyer" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="text-blue-600 hover:underline dark:text-gray-300 dark:underline dark:hover:text-gray-100">destroyers HMS Lively and HMS Lance, sank 7 merchant ships, a tanker, and 1 destroyer during the Battle of the Duisburg Convoy.⟶
Battle of the Duisburg Convoy (1941)
Royal NavyNaval BattleMediterraneanConvoyMerchant ShipsMilitary OperationNaval WarfareItalyForce K

🚢 Convoy to Malta Decimated

A convoy to Malta is decimated by the Luftwaffe and U-boats.⟶
MediterraneanMaltaConvoyLuftwaffeU-boatsNaval WarfareSupply LinesAxis Powers