1941Elements of the Afrika Korps Arrive in Tripoli

Elements of the Afrika Korps start to arrive in Tripoli, Tri...
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1942

🇩🇪 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

🇩🇪 Mussolini Informed of German Reinforcements

Mussolini is informed that German reinforcements are on the way to North Africa.
ItalyNorth AfricaGerman SupportAfrika KorpsMilitary StrategyAxis PowersWorld War IIReinforcementsTripoli

🇩🇪 Rommel Arrives in Tripoli

Rommel arrives in Tripoli.
North AfricaAfrika KorpsErwin RommelMilitary LeadershipTripoliAxis PowersDesert War

🌵 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

🇩🇪 German Panzers Arrive in North Africa

German Panzers arrive in North Africa providing heavy armor for the first major German offensive.
PanzersNorth AfricaGerman offensiveAfrika KorpsmilitaryLibyaWorld War IIarmored warfareAxis Powers

🇩🇪 Allies Capture Benghazi; Afrika Korps Retreats

The Allies take Benghazi, Libya; the Afrika Corps continues the retreat westward.
Allies Capture Benghazi; Afrika Korps Retreats (1942)
BenghaziLibyaAfrika KorpsNorth AfricaRetreatAllied AdvanceWorld War II