The Battle of the Kasserine Pass (German: Schlacht am Kasserinpass in English Battle of the Kasserine Pass) took place during the Tunisian campaign of World War II. It was the last major battle of the short but effective counter-offensive that took place between 19 and 25 February 1943 by the Axis forces in the region [...]
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Battle of the Kasserine Pass
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First Battle of El Alamein
May 21st, 2013 admin The first battle of El Alamein the fighting in period 1 are to 31 July 1942 during the African campaign in World War II’s at El Alamein in Egypt between the German-Italian Panzer Army Africa commanded by Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, and the 8th British army under Claude Auchinleck called. The battle led to the [...]
Rommelspargel
May 20th, 2013 admin Rommel asparagus (from the German Rommelspargel), also called Holzpfähle (“wooden poles”) or Luftlandehindernis (“barrier to airborne troops”) were 4-5 meters long wooden logs placed on the beaches of La Manche and Atlantic to prevent the landing of the allied troops, but also located in the hinterland, in the fields or / and meadows, to prevent [...]
Hans von Luck
September 30th, 2011 admin This article is about a Nazi German officer in the Desert War of North African Campaign of World War II. Hans-Ulrich von Luck und Witten (July 15, 1911 in Flensburg to January 15th, 1997 in Hamburg) was a German officer (the last Colonel) in the Armored Corps in the Second World War. Luck was fighting [...]
North African Campaign
July 1st, 2011 admin This article is about summarization of a series of battles in the North African Campaign during World War II. It included Desert War, Operation Torch, Tunisia Campaign and so on. During the Second World War, the North African Campaign, also known as the Desert War, took place in the desert of North Africa, from 10 June [...]
Second Battle of El Alamein
June 15th, 2011 admin This article is about a battle of Western Desert Campaign of North African Campaign during World War II. The second battle of El Alamein took place between 23 October and 3 November, 1942, during the Desert War of North African Campaign of World War II. Following the first battle of El Alamein, which had blocked [...]
First Battle of El Alamein
June 14th, 2011 admin This article is about a battle of Western Desert Campaign of North African Campaign during World War II. The battle for the period during the Second World War at El Alamein in North Africa between German-Italian Afrika Korps commanded by Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, and the eighth British army under the command of Claude Auchinleck [...]
