The North Africa campaign was the British and Americans against the Germans in North Africa. It was won by Britain and America.
Because north Africa had valuable resources
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Dwight D. Eisenhower was in charge of Operation Torch in the North American campaign. He was also put in charge of the Mediterranean area soon after.
Dwight D. Eisenhower was in charge of Operation Torch in the North American campaign. He was also put in charge of the Mediterranean area soon after.
Australian troops fought in Greece, Crete, Syria and North Africa. RAN units served throughout the Mediterranean Sea, and RAAF units served in the North African campaign.
South-West Africa Campaign happened in 1914-09.
The theater of World War II most closely associated with the Germans in North Africa was the North African Campaign. This campaign involved a series of battles between the Axis powers, primarily led by Germany and Italy, against the Allied forces, including the United Kingdom and Commonwealth nations. Key battles, such as those at El Alamein and Tobruk, highlighted the strategic importance of North Africa for control of the Mediterranean and access to oil resources. Ultimately, the campaign ended with the surrender of Axis forces in 1943.
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Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery was the British commander during the El Alamein battle in North Africa which was the turning point in that campaign. The Americans only played a limited part in North Africa. Don't be fooled by the Hollywood version!
Yes, they were involved heavily in the North African campaign fighting the Italians and later Erwin Rommel's Afrika Corps.
There were several. On the Eastern Front, Western Front, in the campaign of the North Atlantic, the Air War in the West, in North Africa & the Mediterranean.