This article is about a battle occured during Western Desert Campaign of North African Campaign of World War II. Operation Brevity (15 May 1941 – 27 May 1941) was the code name for the British operation aimed at the liberation of Tobruk. On May 12, three days before the start of the Operation Brevity, a convoy code-named “Operation [...]
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Operation Brevity
July 4th, 2011 
admin 1st Infantry Division of United States
June 21st, 2011 admin This article is about a US army during World War II. It took part in Operation Torch, Allied invasion of Sicily, Operation Overlord, Battle of Hürtgen Forest and so on. The 1st Infantry Division is the oldest division of the United States Army, serving from its inception in 1917. Its nickname is The Big Red One, because of [...]
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Tags: afrika korps, operation torch, second world war 
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June 14th, 2011 admin This article is about a Nazi German army during World War II. It fought in North African Campaign, Battle of Normandy, Eastern Front and so on. The 21st Panzer Division was an armored division of the Wehrmacht originated from the transformation of the 5th Light Division, which operated during the Second World War, known for [...]
Posted in Nazi German Army, The Axis Forces Tags: afrika korps, erwin rommel, north africa No Comments »Afrika Korps
June 9th, 2011 admin This article is about a Nazi German army during World War II. It fought in North African Campaign. The Afrika Korps was a German military force sent to North Africa in 1941 in support of the Italian troops which were defeated by the British during the Second World War. Their commander was Field Marshal Erwin [...]
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