War In North Africa

War In North Africa The Battle of El Alamein, fought in the deserts of North Africa, is seen as one of the decisive victories of World War II. El Alamein was primarily fought between two of the outstanding commanders of World War Two, Montgomery, and Rommel. The Allied victory at El Alamein lead to the retreat of the Afrika Korps and the German surrender in North Africa in May 1943. Wed, 11 Mar 2026 18:24:56 +0000 Wed, 11 Mar 2026 18:24:56 +0000 WWII Forums http://ww2f.com/forums/war-in-north-africa.245/ Where was the British sniping school in the Middle East? Mon, 17 Feb 2020 21:26:01 +0000 http://ww2f.com/threads/where-was-the-british-sniping-school-in-the-middle-east.74344/ http://ww2f.com/threads/where-was-the-british-sniping-school-in-the-middle-east.74344/ invalid@example.com (Riter) Riter 1 German Surrender in Tunisia Mon, 02 Apr 2018 14:00:01 +0000 http://ww2f.com/threads/german-surrender-in-tunisia.61676/ http://ww2f.com/threads/german-surrender-in-tunisia.61676/ invalid@example.com (Jim) Jim
German Surrender in Tunisia]]> 3 Panzergrenadier Sat, 10 Aug 2013 09:33:36 +0000 http://ww2f.com/threads/panzergrenadier.62217/ http://ww2f.com/threads/panzergrenadier.62217/ invalid@example.com (Jim) Jim

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View attachment 21866]]> Operation Battleaxe, 15–17 June 1941 Sun, 22 Apr 2012 12:36:45 +0000 http://ww2f.com/threads/operation-battleaxe-15%E2%80%9317-june-1941.61822/ http://ww2f.com/threads/operation-battleaxe-15%E2%80%9317-june-1941.61822/ invalid@example.com (Jim) Jim
Operation Battleaxe, 15–17 June 1941]]> The Glorious 155th Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:18:19 +0000 http://ww2f.com/threads/the-glorious-155th.61685/ http://ww2f.com/threads/the-glorious-155th.61685/ invalid@example.com (Jim) Jim The Glorious 155th Battery Fought to the End

Long and glorious is the history of the Royal Regiment of Artillery, but it may be doubted whether it contains any finer story than that of the stand of the 155th Field Battery on Feb. 26, 1943, in Northern Tunisia. Here is the official account, with photographs of one of the nine survivors and five others of the heroic band reported to be prisoners-of-war in Italy.

Lord Milne, veteran general of the last war,...

The Glorious 155th]]> 1 WWII Flying Ambulances Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:40:19 +0000 http://ww2f.com/threads/wwii-flying-ambulances.61671/ http://ww2f.com/threads/wwii-flying-ambulances.61671/ invalid@example.com (Jim) Jim WWII Flying Ambulances Saved Many a Soldier's Life

The 8th Army's great advance from Egypt into Tunisia was marked by many outstanding features, of which the speed of the advance is perhaps the most noticeable. But a fact which appears to have escaped attention is the small number of dead. Below, John Allen Graydon explains why the mortal casualties had happily been so few.

That we suffered so few fatal casualties in North Africa is due in large measure to the brilliant work by...

WWII Flying Ambulances]]> 1 Mitchell Bombers and Lightnings Attack Ju 52s Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:34:56 +0000 http://ww2f.com/threads/mitchell-bombers-and-lightnings-attack-ju-52s.61670/ http://ww2f.com/threads/mitchell-bombers-and-lightnings-attack-ju-52s.61670/ invalid@example.com (Jim) Jim Axis Air Convoy Shattered In The Sicilian Straits.

Loaded with badly needed fuel and supplies for the hard pressed Axis forces in Tunisia, 35 giant air transports (Ju 52s), flying at low-level in the vain hope of eluding attack, were pounced on by U.S. Mitchell bombers and Lightnings of the N.W, African Air Force over the Sicilian Straits on April 10th 1943. Twenty-five of these transports were shot down, ten only reaching their destination. This remarkable photograph, taken in...

Mitchell Bombers and Lightnings Attack Ju 52s]]> Myths of the Desert War in North Africa Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:35:21 +0000 http://ww2f.com/threads/myths-of-the-desert-war-in-north-africa.61643/ http://ww2f.com/threads/myths-of-the-desert-war-in-north-africa.61643/ invalid@example.com (Cabel1960) Cabel1960
Myths of the Desert War in North Africa]]> Operation Battleaxe Wed, 18 Jan 2012 20:26:58 +0000 http://ww2f.com/threads/operation-battleaxe.61642/ http://ww2f.com/threads/operation-battleaxe.61642/ invalid@example.com (Cabel1960) Cabel1960 Although Rommel had ended his advance, he took care to fortify positions on the frontier, including Halfaya Pass, Sollum, and Fort Capuzzo. Wavell wanted these as a springboard for his...

Operation Battleaxe]]> A German Version of the Battle in Tunisia Sat, 22 Jan 2011 13:41:43 +0000 http://ww2f.com/threads/a-german-version-of-the-battle-in-tunisia.61232/ http://ww2f.com/threads/a-german-version-of-the-battle-in-tunisia.61232/ invalid@example.com (Jim) Jim Corporal Paul Beck of the 1st Battalion of the 5th German Parachute Regiment was a runner, travelling in a motorbike sidecar to carry vital messages throughout the battle zone in Tunisia. At the time of his account, German forces were in possession of Cactus Farm, formerly in British hands.

In the middle of March 1943, I was seconded to the 4th Company, the HQ being at the Cactus Farm near Peter's Corner. Here it was like a holiday centre, disrupted only by the odd run to forward...

A German Version of the Battle in Tunisia]]> Occupation Money Fri, 10 Sep 2010 13:36:37 +0000 http://ww2f.com/threads/occupation-money.60978/ http://ww2f.com/threads/occupation-money.60978/ invalid@example.com (Jim) Jim

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