May 9, 1943 - General Bradley cabled General Eisenhower the message: "Mission Accomplished".
The next offensive was the invasion of Sicily in July.
Montgomery led the British forces to victory in North Africa, finally defeating the Afrika Korps.
Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel was the general, he was defeated by general Montgomery, a British general, in North Africa
Lieutenant-General Bernard Montgomery led the Allies to victory over the Axis troops in North Africa in 1943. The North African Campaign during World War 2 lasted from 1940 to 1943.
Field Marshal Montgomery...or Monty. == == General Montgomery was only one, in a list of commanders. The British 8th Army in North Africa was commanded by firstly, Sir Alan Cunningham, Sir Neil Ritchie, Claude Auchinleck and then by Lt - Gen Bernard Law Montgomery in August 1942. Harold Alexander was Montgomery's boss, being commander in Chief Middle East.
Rommel was the German commander in North Africa, from about 1940 to 1942. His primary opponent in Africa was the British general Alexander Montgomery, although there were a couple of battles against the American general George Patton.
The Battle of El Alemein when the British Eighth Army, led by Montgomery, forced the German Afrika Corps, led by Rommel, to withdraw. This battle was the turning point of the North Africa Campaign.
Notably , Bernard Montgomery .
Bernard Montgomery
Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel was the general, he was defeated by general Montgomery, a British general, in North Africa
Bernard Montgomery ^ He was British.
Erwin Rommel
Lieutenant-General Bernard Montgomery led the Allies to victory over the Axis troops in North Africa in 1943. The North African Campaign during World War 2 lasted from 1940 to 1943.
Field Marshal Montgomery...or Monty. == == General Montgomery was only one, in a list of commanders. The British 8th Army in North Africa was commanded by firstly, Sir Alan Cunningham, Sir Neil Ritchie, Claude Auchinleck and then by Lt - Gen Bernard Law Montgomery in August 1942. Harold Alexander was Montgomery's boss, being commander in Chief Middle East.
The two titans who clashed in North Africa were German Field Marshall Erwin Rommel and British General Bernard Montgomery.
hilter never invaded north Africa, the Italians and Vichy French held most of north Africa. It was invaded by General Montgomery and General George Patton. Or the Americans and British
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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!
Might you be referring to Erwin Rommel in North Africa in 1942 in the third and final battle of El Alamein, 60 miles south of Alexandria? The British General who defeated Rommel was General Montgomery.