Afrikakorps, pronounced [ˈdɔʏtʃəs ˈʔaːfʁikaˌkoːɐ̯] ; DAK), commonly known as Afrika Korps, was the German expeditionary force in Africa during the North African...
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Combat Mission 3: Afrika Korps is a turn-based computer wargame about tactical battles in World War II. It is part of the Combat Mission series. It focuses...
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Afrika Korps is a board wargame published by Avalon Hill in 1964 and re-released in 1965 and 1978 that simulates the North Africa Campaign during World...
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February 1941, Rommel was appointed commander of the new Afrika Korps (Deutsches Afrika Korps; DAK), consisting of the 5th Light Division (later renamed...
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Afrika Korps was the German expeditionary force in Africa during World War II. Afrika Korps may also refer to: Afrika Korps (game), a 1964 Avalon Hill...
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Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS Afrika Korps August Landmesser Division (military), Military unit Fliegerführer Afrika North African Campaign Panzer Army...
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with titles containing Afrika Africa (disambiguation) Afrika Korps, the German expeditionary force in Africa in World War II McAfrika, a former McDonald's...
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Desert Rats vs. Afrika Korps, released as Afrika Korps vs. Desert Rats outside the UK and U.S., is a real-time tactics game that is based on the North...
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1942, over 18,000 British khaki uniforms were captured; the Panzerarmee Afrika, perennially short of supplies, issued this store of shirts, shorts and...
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Corpo D' Armata Curio Barbasetti Panzerarmee Afrika Generalfeldmarschall Erwin Rommel Deutsches Afrika Korps Generalleutnant Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma 15th...
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Operation Crusader (section Panzergruppe Afrika)
divisions of the Afrika Korps were heading west to Tobruk, with the "Ariete" Division on their left. The audacious manoeuvre by Afrika Korps had failed but...
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(German and Italian) forces of the Panzer Army Africa—which included the Afrika Korps under Field Marshal Erwin Rommel—and Allied (British Empire and Commonwealth)...
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attack first. The two armoured divisions of the Afrika Korps and the reconnaissance units of Panzerarmee Afrika led the attack but were repulsed at the Alam...
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a small German force to Tripoli under Directive 22 (11 January). The Afrika Korps (Generalleutnant Erwin Rommel) was formally under Italian command, as...
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minefield north of Bir Hakeim and reached the Afrika Korps. On 30 May, Rommel pulled the Afrika Korps back westward against the edge of the minefields...
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Combat Mission (section Combat Mission 3: Afrika Korps)
2000 Combat Mission II: Barbarossa to Berlin 2002 Combat Mission 3: Afrika Korps 2004 These three games are commonly said to belong to the 'CMx1' engine...
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forces, led by Generalfeldmarschall Erwin Rommel, were primarily from the Afrika Korps Assault Group, the Italian Centauro Armored Division and two Panzer divisions...
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German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who commanded the Afrika Korps. Nehring was born on 15 August 1892 in Stretzin, West Prussia. Nehring...
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dispatched to defend Greece. Weeks later the first troops of the German Afrika Korps started to arrive in North Africa (February 1941), along with six Italian...
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initially served as a staff officer, including with Erwin Rommel in the Afrika Korps. He then commanded the 3rd Panzer Division, the Panzer Lehr Division...
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Italian troops were taken as prisoners of war, including most of the Afrika Korps. The first two years of the war in North Africa were characterized by...
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the bandsmen had been captured while providing entertainment to the Afrika Korps in North Africa. Additional music was provided by the band of the Royal...
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1892 – 25 September 1958) was a German army general who served in the Afrika Korps of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's...
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Palestine, from the spring of 1942 to November 1942, when the German Afrika Korps under the command of General Erwin Rommel was heading east towards the...
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Panzerarmee Afrika (Armata Corazzata Africa in Italian), a German–Italian military force in North Africa which included the Afrika Korps (Generalleutnant...
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Greece during World War II awaiting deployment to North Africa, once the Afrika Korps had conquered Egypt and moved into Mandatory Palestine. Einsatzkommandos...
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beginning of the 20th century. During the Second World War, the German Afrika Korps used the area to train soldiers and to test equipment before deployment...
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POWs, most of whom had been captured in Africa and were members of the Afrika Korps. The prisoners at Camp Clinton provided labor to build the Mississippi...
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Desert Force Lieutenant-General Erwin Rommel is appointed commander of Afrika Korps 7 February: What remains of the Italian Tenth Army surrenders 9 February:...
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dak in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. DAK is an abbreviation for the Afrika Korps (German: Deutsches Afrikakorps), a famed German World War II unit. DAK...
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