DAK

E50945

German Afrika Korps abbreviation military unit

DAK is the abbreviation for the German Afrika Korps, the German expeditionary force that fought in North Africa during World War II under commanders such as Erwin Rommel.

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	German Afrika Korps → abbreviation → military unit →
allegiance	Wehrmacht →
branch	Heer →
commandStructure	Wehrmacht Heer →
composition	Panzer divisions → artillery units → motorized infantry →
conflict	Second World War →
country	Nazi Germany →
disbandedInYear	1943 →
engagedAgainst	British Eighth Army → Commonwealth forces → United States Army →
engagedInBattle	Battle of Gazala → First Battle of El Alamein → Operation Crusader → Second Battle of El Alamein → Siege of Tobruk → Tunisian Campaign →
formedInYear	1941 →
fullName	Deutsches Afrikakorps →
fullNameInEnglish	German Afrika Korps →
historicalEra	World War II era →
languageOfAbbreviation	German →
nickname	Afrikakorps →
notableCommander	Erwin Rommel → Ludwig Crüwell → Walter Nehring →
notableLeaderTitle	Desert Fox →
notableLeaderTitleHolder	Erwin Rommel →
operationalArea	Egypt → Libya → Tunisia →
operationalEnvironment	desert warfare →
partOf	German Army in North Africa →
primaryUnitType	armored corps → expeditionary force →
subordinateTo	Heeresgruppe Afrika → Panzerarmee Afrika → Panzergruppe Afrika →
supportedBy	Italian Army units →
surrenderedTo	Allied forces in North Africa →
surrenderYear	1943 →
theaterOfOperations	North African Campaign → Western Desert →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
German Afrika Korps →	abbreviation