German Afrika Korps

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expeditionary force military unit

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.

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All labels observed (13)

Label Occurrences
German Afrika Korps canonical 40
Afrika Korps 33
Deutsches Afrikakorps 11

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf expeditionary force ⓘ
military unit ⓘ
abbreviation DAK ⓘ
alliedWith Italian Army (Kingdom of Italy) ⓘ
surface form: Royal Italian Army
alsoKnownAs German Afrika Korps ⓘ
surface form: Deutsches Afrikakorps
branch Heer ⓘ
commander Erwin Rommel ⓘ
Ludwig Crüwell ⓘ
Walther Nehring ⓘ
surface form: Walter Nehring
conflict World War II ⓘ
country Germany ⓘ
disbanded 1943 ⓘ
engagedInBattle Battle of Gazala ⓘ
Battle of El Alamein ⓘ
surface form: First Battle of El Alamein

Operation Crusader ⓘ
Battle of El Alamein ⓘ
surface form: Second Battle of El Alamein

Siege of Tobruk ⓘ
Tunisian campaign ⓘ
surface form: Tunisian Campaign
equipment 88 mm Flak guns ⓘ
Panzer III tanks ⓘ
Panzer IV tanks ⓘ
Sd.Kfz. 251 half-tracks ⓘ
formed 1941 ⓘ
garrison North Africa ⓘ
ideology served Nazi Germany ⓘ
language German ⓘ
notableCommander Erwin Rommel ⓘ
notableFor mobile desert warfare ⓘ
reputation for tactical skill ⓘ
use of combined arms tactics ⓘ
notableUnit 15th Panzer Division ⓘ
21st Panzer Division ⓘ
90th Light Africa Division ⓘ
operationalArea Egypt ⓘ
Libya ⓘ
Tunisia ⓘ
partOf German Army ⓘ
Wehrmacht ⓘ
primaryOpponents British Commonwealth forces ⓘ
surface form: British Empire forces

British Commonwealth forces ⓘ
surface form: Commonwealth forces

United States forces ⓘ
subordinateTo German-Italian Panzer Army ⓘ
Panzer Army Africa ⓘ
Panzer Army Africa ⓘ
surface form: Panzer Group Africa
surrenderDate May 1943 ⓘ
surrenderedTo Tunisian campaign ⓘ
surface form: Allied forces in North Africa
theater North African campaign ⓘ
surface form: North African Campaign
type armored corps ⓘ

Referenced by (94)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of El Alamein → opponent → German Afrika Korps ⓘ
Erwin Rommel → commanded → German Afrika Korps ⓘ
this entity surface form: Afrika Korps
Erwin Rommel → commanded → German Afrika Korps ⓘ
this entity surface form: Army Group Africa
Georg Stumme → partOf → German Afrika Korps ⓘ
this entity surface form: Afrika Korps high command
Eighth Army (United Kingdom) → opponent → German Afrika Korps ⓘ
Panzer Army Africa → alsoKnownAs → German Afrika Korps ⓘ
this entity surface form: German-Italian Panzer Army
Panzer Army Africa → alsoKnownAs → German Afrika Korps ⓘ
this entity surface form: Deutsches-Italienisches Panzerarmee
Panzer Army Africa → precededBy → German Afrika Korps ⓘ
this entity surface form: Afrika Korps
Panzer Army Africa → component → German Afrika Korps ⓘ
Operation Crusader → opponent → German Afrika Korps ⓘ
Operation Crusader → opponent → German Afrika Korps ⓘ
this entity surface form: Panzergruppe Afrika
Desert Fox → associatedWithMilitaryUnit → German Afrika Korps ⓘ
this entity surface form: Afrika Korps
German Afrika Korps → alsoKnownAs → German Afrika Korps ⓘ
this entity surface form: Deutsches Afrikakorps
Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma → servedInUnit → German Afrika Korps ⓘ
this entity surface form: Afrika Korps
British XXX Corps → opponent → German Afrika Korps ⓘ
this entity surface form: Afrika Korps
Tunisian campaign → combatant → German Afrika Korps ⓘ
Battle of Gazala → primaryAxisFormation → German Afrika Korps ⓘ
this entity surface form: Deutsches Afrikakorps
Middle East Command → opposedTo → German Afrika Korps ⓘ
Italian XX Motorised Corps → alliedWith → German Afrika Korps ⓘ
Italian XX Motorised Corps → cooperatedWith → German Afrika Korps ⓘ
this entity surface form: Deutsches Afrikakorps
Italian Ariete Division → alliedWith → German Afrika Korps ⓘ
Italian Trieste Division → foughtAlongside → German Afrika Korps ⓘ
Western Desert → usedBy → German Afrika Korps ⓘ
British Eighth Army → opponent → German Afrika Korps ⓘ
8th Army → opponent → German Afrika Korps ⓘ
subject surface form: Eighth Army
Battle of Kasserine Pass → opponent → German Afrika Korps ⓘ
Battle of Bir Hakeim → attackingForce → German Afrika Korps ⓘ
this entity surface form: Afrika Korps
Battle of Alam el Halfa → belligerent → German Afrika Korps ⓘ
this entity surface form: Deutsches Afrikakorps
Battle of Tobruk (1942) → capturedBy → German Afrika Korps ⓘ
this entity surface form: Afrika Korps
4th Indian Division → engagedAgainst → German Afrika Korps ⓘ
Bir el Gubi → belligerent → German Afrika Korps ⓘ
DAK → fullName → German Afrika Korps ⓘ
this entity surface form: Deutsches Afrikakorps
DAK → fullNameInEnglish → German Afrika Korps ⓘ
DAK → partOf → German Afrika Korps ⓘ
this entity surface form: German Army in North Africa
DAK → nickname → German Afrika Korps ⓘ
this entity surface form: Afrikakorps
Count László de Almásy → affiliation → German Afrika Korps ⓘ
this entity surface form: German Afrika Korps (film depiction)
7th Armoured Division → engagedAgainst → German Afrika Korps ⓘ
Operation Battleaxe → opponent → German Afrika Korps ⓘ
this entity surface form: Afrika Korps
Ariete Armoured Division → alliedWith → German Afrika Korps ⓘ
1st South African Division → engagedAgainst → German Afrika Korps ⓘ
21st Panzer Division → partOf → German Afrika Korps ⓘ
this entity surface form: Afrika Korps
21st Panzer Division → subordinateTo → German Afrika Korps ⓘ
this entity surface form: Deutsches Afrikakorps
German-Italian Panzer Army → hasPart → German Afrika Korps ⓘ
15th Panzer Division → partOf → German Afrika Korps ⓘ
this entity surface form: Afrika Korps
15th Panzer Division → subordinateTo → German Afrika Korps ⓘ
this entity surface form: Deutsches Afrikakorps
90th Light Africa Division → partOf → German Afrika Korps ⓘ
this entity surface form: Afrika Korps
Sidi Rezegh → involvedBelligerent → German Afrika Korps ⓘ
Operation Sonnenblume → forceDeployed → German Afrika Korps ⓘ
this entity surface form: Afrika Korps
Walther Nehring → commanded → German Afrika Korps ⓘ
this entity surface form: Afrika Korps
Battle of Medenine → forceInvolved → German Afrika Korps ⓘ
this entity surface form: Afrika Korps