North African campaign

1940–1943 military campaign of World War II

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1940 — 1943 military campaign, Operation Compass, Tunisia campaign, Western Desert campaign, Mediterranean and Middle East Theater of World War II, Sonderkommando Blaich, Operation Crusader, Siege of Tobruk, Operation Battleaxe, Morocco, Italy, France, 

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1940-06-10T00:00:00Z

North African campaign

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Frameless

Algeria-French Morocco - p18

Award Certificate of the Iron Cross 2nd Class in the Africa campaign (I.Flakrgt.6)

Banknote (AM 788101-2)

British and German offensives in Libya, 1940-1941

Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-441-1355-04, Nordafrika, Überprüfung von Seenotausrüstung

Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-545-0614-10, Hans Kroh

Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-782-0016-27A, Nordafrika, Panzer und Militärfahrzeuge auf Wüstenstraße

Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-785-0289-33, Nordafrika, Soldaten mit Funkgerät

Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1976-091-06, Nordafrika, Panzer III

Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1981-064-16A, Nordafrika, Demontage einer Junkers Ju 87

Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1989-089-00, Nordafrika, Rommel, Bayerlein, Kesselring

Captured Valentine tanks in NAfrica 1942

Dead Italian soldier holding a photograph of his child, north Africa, WWII, c. 1940's

Indian troops in North Africa parade with a Boys anti-tank rifle and 'Molotov cocktail' petrol bombs, 6 October 1940. E699

Italian artillery firing on Allied positions during the battle.

Major Anandrao Kadam, 3rd Battalion, 5th Mahratta Light Infantry, 1944 (c)

Maj. Westray Battle Boyce, WAAC Staff Director, North African Theater, reads orders replacing enlisted men of the adjutant general's office with enlisted women, Algiers, North Africa.

Operation Brevity

Operation Compass - Bardia - Part 1

Operation Compass - Bardia - Part 2

Port-Lyautey airdrome, shielded by the meandering Sebou River. (National Archives)

Subedar Dyanu Chawan of 3rd Battalion, 5th Mahratta Infantry, 1943 (c)

The British Army in North Africa 1942 E13767.2

U.S. Navy task force carrying General Patton’s Western Task Force approaches the coast of French Morocco. (National Archives)

Type	Description	Date	Keywords	Notes	Source
link	Freebase entry@				Wikidata
conflict	North African campaign	1940	military campaign		Wikidata
image	Algeria-French Morocco - p18				Wikimedia
image	Award Certificate of the Iron Cross 2nd Class in the Africa campaign (I.Flakrgt.6)				Wikimedia
image	Banknote (AM 788101-2)				Wikimedia
image	British and German offensives in Libya, 1940-1941				Wikimedia
image	Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-441-1355-04, Nordafrika, Überprüfung von Seenotausrüstung				Wikimedia
image	Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-545-0614-10, Hans Kroh				Wikimedia
image	Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-782-0016-27A, Nordafrika, Panzer und Militärfahrzeuge auf Wüstenstraße				Wikimedia
image	Bundesarchiv Bild 101I-785-0289-33, Nordafrika, Soldaten mit Funkgerät				Wikimedia
image	Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1976-091-06, Nordafrika, Panzer III				Wikimedia
image	Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1981-064-16A, Nordafrika, Demontage einer Junkers Ju 87				Wikimedia
image	Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1989-089-00, Nordafrika, Rommel, Bayerlein, Kesselring				Wikimedia
image	Captured Valentine tanks in NAfrica 1942				Wikimedia
image	Dead Italian soldier holding a photograph of his child, north Africa, WWII, c. 1940's				Wikimedia
image	Indian troops in North Africa parade with a Boys anti-tank rifle and 'Molotov cocktail' petrol bombs, 6 October 1940. E699				Wikimedia
image	Italian artillery firing on Allied positions during the battle.				Wikimedia
image	Major Anandrao Kadam, 3rd Battalion, 5th Mahratta Light Infantry, 1944 (c)				Wikimedia
image	Maj. Westray Battle Boyce, WAAC Staff Director, North African Theater, reads orders replacing enlisted men of the adjutant general's office with enlisted women, Algiers, North Africa.				Wikimedia
image	Operation Brevity				Wikimedia
image	Operation Compass - Bardia - Part 1				Wikimedia
image	Operation Compass - Bardia - Part 2				Wikimedia
image	Port-Lyautey airdrome, shielded by the meandering Sebou River. (National Archives)				Wikimedia
image	Subedar Dyanu Chawan of 3rd Battalion, 5th Mahratta Infantry, 1943 (c)				Wikimedia
image	The British Army in North Africa 1942 E13767.2				Wikimedia
image	U.S. Navy task force carrying General Patton’s Western Task Force approaches the coast of French Morocco. (National Archives)				Wikimedia