Panzergruppe Afrika
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Panzergruppe Afrika was the German armored command in North Africa during World War II, initially led by Erwin Rommel and central to the Axis desert campaigns.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Panzergruppe Afrika canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German military unit
ⓘ
armored formation ⓘ |
| alliance | Axis Powers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch |
German Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Heer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Erwin Rommel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ludwig Crüwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| cooperatedWith | Regio Esercito NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engagement |
Battle of Gazala
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
First Battle of El Alamein NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Crusader NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Battle of El Alamein NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Tobruk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedFor |
North African operations
ⓘ
desert warfare ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Libya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 20th century ⓘ |
| militaryBranchOf | Wehrmacht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCommander | Erwin Rommel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
armored operations in North Africa
ⓘ
mobile desert warfare ⓘ |
| operationalArea |
Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Libya NERFINISHED ⓘ North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent |
British Eighth Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Commonwealth forces NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Deutsches Afrikakorps
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
German Africa Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
armored command
ⓘ
operational headquarters ⓘ |
| status | disbanded ⓘ |
| subordinateUnit |
15th Panzer Division
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
21st Panzer Division NERFINISHED ⓘ Afrika Division z.b.V. NERFINISHED ⓘ Deutsches Afrikakorps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Panzerarmee Afrika NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Italian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theater | North African Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1941
ⓘ
1942 ⓘ |
| type | panzer group ⓘ |
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