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Restored and awarded StuG.III Ausf D is looking for a new owner - It belonged to Erwin Rommel's fabled Afrika Korps !!

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It's a of the three Ausf D vehicles which were sent to North Africa and saw service with Sonderverband z.b.V 288 - special deployment unit. This unit was a Kampfgruppe formed from Arabs and Germans who had lived in Africa for service in Iraq, however the Iraqi...read more

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28 Stunning Images of German Tanks Knocked Out, Abandoned and Captured in Tunisa!!!

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The Tunisia Campaign was a series of battles that took place in Tunisia during the North African Campaign of the Second World War, between Axis and Allied forces. 

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Patton VS. Rommel

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En el programa de esta semana iniciamos el repaso y enfrentamiento de las biografías de los grandes líderes de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, y en el primer programa de esta saga enfrentaremos al General de cuatro estrellas George Patton "El viejo sangre y agallas" y al Mariscal de Campo Erwin...read more

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Walkaround Afrika Korps Flak 36 88mm Gun - Main Star of Hellfire Pass and the Battle of Faid

This Flak 36 88mm gun is on display at Military Aviation Museum in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Without a doubt the most deadly and effective combined anti-aircraft and anti-tank weapon of World War II. 

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When the Rommel decision, was the salvation of Afrika Koprs. Then, For the first time in the desert, the German national anthem, could be heard being sung from position to position

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After Operation Crusader, 18 to 29 November 1941, although Commonwealth forces outnumbered those of the Germans and Italians, the offensive was, ultimately, not a success as it failed to destroy the Akrika Korps. Crusader was a swirling, complex battle that...read more

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He was one of the few men who disobeyed an order from Herman Goering. He saved a vital shipment of aerial bombs for Rommel's Afrika Korps

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From 1941 German transporters were employed in the supply of North Africa and from the second half of 1941 German sea forces took part in the fighting itself. At this time, Paul Meixner, Kriegsmarine’s Korvettenkapitän, was the German harbor commander at Tripoli...read more

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A picturesque figure of Afrika Korps; he was a master with his 88mm's - He was named 'The Pastor of Hellfire Pass'

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Major Wilhelm Georg Bach was one of the most unusual characters in the Africa Korps - DAK, who led the defense of the Halfaya Pass. Rommel gave him the responsibility for holding it. Bach was one of the most colorful and beloved characters in the whole of the Africa...read more

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5 rare pics of captured British tank Matilda II "Dreadnought" with German Afrika Korps markings

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Formerly of the 4th Royal Tank Regiment, this Matilda II was captured at Halfaya pass in May 1941, and returned to service against its former masters by the 8th Panzer Regiment of the 15th Panzer Division.read more

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The Afrika Korps in action! Top 12 original color footage, you must see!

The Afrika Korps was the German expeditionary force in Africa during the North African Campaign of World War II. First sent as a holding force to shore up the Italian defense of their African colonies, the formation fought on in Africa, under various appellations, from March 1941 until its...read more

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The Decisive Role of Allied Tanks at Battle of El Alamein Through 30 Dazzling Images

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With over 1,000 Allied tanks lining up against their 547 Axis counterparts, World War Two’s Second Battle of El Alamein saw the Germans effectively lose their battle for possession of Egypt and the much-prized Suez Canal. After the First Battle of El Alamein had...read more

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