North African Campaign

1940–1943 military campaign of World War II. 
North Africa campaign

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

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  Operation Battleaxe 1941
  
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  Tunisia campaign 1942
  
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  Western Desert campaign 1940
  

1282–1286 Tunis expedition – Achaemenid campaigns in Egypt (385–342 BC) – Action of 14 April 1655 – Action of 29 June 1609 – Action of May 1612 – Battle of Ad Decimum – Battle of Adys – Battle of Carthage – Battle of Carthage – Battle of Lake Tunis – Battle of Lake Tunis – Battle of Scalas Veteres – Battle of the Bagradas River – Battle of the Bagradas River – Battle of the Great Plains – Battle of the Port of Carthage – Battle of the Saw – Battle of Tricamarum – Battle of Tunis – Battle of Utica – Battle of Utica – Battle of Utica – Battle of Utica – Capture of Carthage – Capture of Tunis – Capture of Tunis – Capture of Tunis – Capture of Tunis – Conquest of Tunis – Conquest of Tunis – Conquest of Tunis – Eighth Crusade – Fatimid conquest of Egypt – First Battle of Nepheris – Mediterranean and Middle East theatre of World War II – Raid on La Goulette – Raid on La Goulette – Raid on La Goulette – Raoued Operation – Second Battle of Nepheris – Siege of Carthage – Siege of Carthage – Siege of Carthage – Siege of Tunis – Siege of Tunis – Siege of Tunis – Siege of Tunis – Siege of Tunis (1756) – Siege of Utica – Siege of Utica – Tunisia campaign – Tunisian-Algerian War of 1735 – 

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1943-05-16

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Operation Battleaxe 1941

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Operation Compass 1940

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Operation Crusader 1941

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Siege of Tobruk 1941

1942-01-21T00:00:00Z

Sonderkommando Blaich 1942

1942-11-17T00:00:00Z

Tunisia campaign 1942

1940-06-11T00:00:00Z

Western Desert campaign 1940

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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-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

Field Marshall Erwin Rommel (center), General Fritz Bayerlein (far right) with German and Italian officers. North Africa, 22 Jun 1942 (PK "Afrika")

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.

North Africa - General Erwin Rommel with aides. Left, Colonel Eduard Crasemann. (Jan - Jun 1942; PK "Afrika"“)

Operation Brevity

Operation Compass - Bardia - Part 1

Operation Compass - Bardia - Part 2

Panzer III on trailer1 in Libya.2

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

The British Army in North Africa 1940 E387.2

The British Army in North Africa 1940 E1501.2

The British Army in North Africa 1942 E13767.2

Truck-towes-105mm-howitzer-africa-194243

Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Notes	Source
link		Freebase entry@			Wikidata
conflict	1941	Operation Battleaxe	conflict		Wikidata
conflict	1940	Operation Compass	military operation		Wikidata
conflict	1941	Operation Crusader	military operation		Wikidata
conflict	1941	Siege of Tobruk	siege		Wikidata
conflict	1942	Sonderkommando Blaich	conflict		Wikidata
conflict	1942	Tunisia campaign	military campaign		Wikidata
conflict	1940	Western Desert campaign	military campaign		Wikidata
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-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		Field Marshall Erwin Rommel (center), General Fritz Bayerlein (far right) with German and Italian officers. North Africa, 22 Jun 1942 (PK "Afrika")			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		North Africa - General Erwin Rommel with aides. Left, Colonel Eduard Crasemann. (Jan - Jun 1942; PK "Afrika"“)			Wikimedia
image		Operation Brevity			Wikimedia
image		Operation Compass - Bardia - Part 1			Wikimedia
image		Operation Compass - Bardia - Part 2			Wikimedia
image		Panzer III on trailer1 in Libya.2			Wikimedia
image		Subedar Dyanu Chawan of 3rd Battalion, 5th Mahratta Infantry, 1943 (c)			Wikimedia
image		The British Army in North Africa 1940 E387.2			Wikimedia
image		The British Army in North Africa 1940 E1501.2			Wikimedia
image		The British Army in North Africa 1942 E13767.2			Wikimedia
image		Truck-towes-105mm-howitzer-africa-194243			Wikimedia

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