German Afrika Korps

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The German Afrika Korps was the German expeditionary force in North Africa during World War II, best known for its campaigns under General Erwin Rommel against Allied forces.



Referenced by (56)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Battle of El Alamein
Battle of El Guettar
Battle of Kasserine Pass
British Eighth Army
British XXX Corps ("Afrika Korps")
Eighth Army
Eighth Army (United Kingdom)
Operation Battleaxe ("Afrika Korps")
Operation Crusader
Operation Crusader ("Panzergruppe Afrika")
Rats of Tobruk
opponent
15th Panzer Division ("Afrika Korps")
21st Panzer Division ("Afrika Korps")
90th Light Africa Division ("Afrika Korps")
DAK ("German Army in North Africa")
Georg Stumme ("Afrika Korps high command")
partOf
Ariete Armoured Division
Italian Ariete Division
Italian XX Motorised Corps
alliedWith
German Afrika Korps ("Deutsches Afrikakorps")
Panzer Army Africa ("German-Italian Panzer Army")
Panzer Army Africa ("Deutsches-Italienisches Panzerarmee")
alsoKnownAs
Erwin Rommel ("Afrika Korps")
Erwin Rommel ("Army Group Africa")
Walther Nehring ("Afrika Korps")
commanded
1st South African Division
4th Indian Division
7th Armoured Division
engagedAgainst
Battle of Alam el Halfa ("Deutsches Afrikakorps")
Bir el Gubi
belligerent
Eighth Army
Tobruk
opposedBy
15th Panzer Division ("Deutsches Afrikakorps")
21st Panzer Division ("Deutsches Afrikakorps")
subordinateTo
Count László de Almásy ("German Afrika Korps (film depiction)")
affiliation
German War Cemetery at El Alamein ("Deutsches Afrikakorps")
associatedWith
Desert Fox ("Afrika Korps")
associatedWithMilitaryUnit
Battle of Bir Hakeim ("Afrika Korps")
attackingForce
Battle of Tobruk (1942) ("Afrika Korps")
capturedBy
Tunisian campaign
combatant
Panzer Army Africa
component
Italian XX Motorised Corps ("Deutsches Afrikakorps")
cooperatedWith
Operation Sonnenblume ("Afrika Korps")
forceDeployed
Battle of Medenine ("Afrika Korps")
forceInvolved
Italian Trieste Division
foughtAlongside
DAK ("Deutsches Afrikakorps")
fullName
DAK
fullNameInEnglish
German-Italian Panzer Army
hasPart
Sidi Rezegh
involvedBelligerent
DAK ("Afrikakorps")
nickname
Middle East theatre of World War II ("Deutsches Afrikakorps")
notableUnit
Middle East Command
opposedTo
Panzer Army Africa ("Afrika Korps")
precededBy
Battle of Gazala ("Deutsches Afrikakorps")
primaryAxisFormation
Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma ("Afrika Korps")
servedInUnit
Western Desert
usedBy

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