90th Light Africa Division

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German Army division Wehrmacht unit military unit of World War II motorized infantry division

The 90th Light Africa Division was a German Wehrmacht motorized infantry division that fought in the North African Campaign during World War II as part of the Afrika Korps.

Aliases (2)

90th Light Afrika Division ×1
German 90th Light Africa Division ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	German Army division → Wehrmacht unit → military unit of World War II → motorized infantry division →
allegiance	Nazi Germany →
associatedWith	Erwin Rommel →
branch	Heer →
conflict	North African Campaign → World War II →
country	Nazi Germany →
engagedAgainst	British Eighth Army → Commonwealth forces → United States Army →
equipmentType	anti-tank guns → artillery → motor vehicles → small arms →
era	20th century →
fate	destroyed in North Africa →
garrisonDuringCampaign	various locations in Libya → various locations in Tunisia →
historicalContext	German expeditionary forces in North Africa →
languageOfCommand	German →
militaryBranch	German Army →
notableCommander	Carl-Hans Lungershausen → Friedrich von Broich → Ulrich Kleemann →
notableEngagement	Battle of Gazala → First Battle of El Alamein → Second Battle of El Alamein → Siege of Tobruk → Tunisian Campaign →
notableFor	high mobility in desert terrain → participation in major North African battles →
operationalEnvironment	desert →
operationalFocus	mobile desert warfare →
partOf	Afrika Korps →
primaryOpponents	British Empire → Free French forces → United Kingdom → United States →
role	light infantry → motorized infantry →
subordinateTo	German-Italian Panzer Army → Panzerarmee Afrika →
surrenderedTo	Allied forces in North Africa →
theaterOfOperations	North Africa →
type	light motorized division →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
German-Italian Panzer Army ("German 90th Light Africa Division") →	hasPart
Battle of Alam el Halfa ("90th Light Afrika Division") →	militaryUnit
German Afrika Korps →	notableUnit