North African campaign
June 10, 1940 – May 16, 1943 · Kingdom of Egypt
Result Allied victory
British Commonwealth forces fought Italian and German armies across Egypt, Libya and Tunisia. After battles such as El Alamein and the Allied landings in Morocco and Algeria, the Axis forces in Tunisia surrendered in May 1943.
Allies of World War II
Axis powers
Other
Strength and losses
Italy Killed 22,341 · Captured 250,000–350,000
Germany Killed 18,594 · Captured 180,000 · Missing 3,400
Vichy France Killed 1,346 · Wounded 1,997
Units
Eighth Army (United Kingdom)
X Corps (United Kingdom)
XXX Corps (United Kingdom)
2nd New Zealand Division
11th Indian Infantry Brigade
22nd Armoured Brigade
8th Armoured Brigade (United Kingdom)
2/12th Field Regiment (Australia)
2/5th Field Regiment
2/6th Field Regiment (Australia)
75th Ranger Regiment
2/10th Battalion (Australia)
2/12th Battalion (Australia)
2/31st Battalion (Australia)
2/9th Battalion (Australia)
62nd Armored Field Artillery Battalion
South African Air Force
Army Group Africa
1st Army (Italy)
5th Panzer Army
21st Panzer Division
Panzer Army Africa
Afrika Korps
136th Armored Division "Giovani Fascisti"
15th Panzer Division
19th Flak Division
60th Infantry Division "Sabratha"
61st Infantry Division "Sirte"
90th Light Infantry Division
999th Light Afrika Division
Division von Broich/von Manteuffel
Battles 5
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Western Desert campaign June 11, 1940 – February 4, 1943 · Allied victory
- Italian invasion of Egypt September 9–16, 1940 · Italian victory
- Siege of Giarabub December 1940 – March 21, 1941 · Commonwealth victory
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Operation Compass December 9, 1940 – February 9, 1941 · British victory
- Attack on Nibeiwa December 9, 1940 · British victory
- British capture of Tobruk January 21–22, 1941 · Allied victory
- Action at Mechili January 24, 1941 · British victory
- Battle of Beda Fomm February 6–7, 1941 · British victory
- Battle of Sidi Barrani December 10–11, 1940 · British victory
- Capture of Kufra January 31 – March 1, 1941 · Allied victory
- Operation Sonnenblume February 6 – May 25, 1941 · Axis victory
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Siege of Tobruk April 10 – November 27, 1941 · Allied victory
- Raid on Bardia April 19–20, 1941 · Allied victory
- Twin Pimples raid July 17–18, 1941 · British victory
- Operation Brevity May 15–16, 1941 · Inconclusive
- Operation Skorpion May 26–27, 1941 · German victory
- Operation Flipper November 10–18, 1941 · Axis victory
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Battle of Gazala May 26 – June 21, 1942 · Axis victory
- Battle of Bir Hakeim May 26 – June 11, 1942
- Axis capture of Tobruk June 21, 1942 · Axis victory
- Battle of Mersa Matruh June 29, 1942 · German–Italian victory
- First Battle of El Alamein July 1–27, 1942 · Stalemate
- Raid on Sidi Haneish Airfield July 27, 1942 · Allied victory
- Battle of Alam el Halfa August 30 – September 5, 1942 · British victory
- Operation Agreement September 13–14, 1942 · Axis victory
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Second Battle of El Alamein October 23 – November 11, 1942 · Allied victory
- Defence of Outpost Snipe October 26–27, 1942 · British victory
- Operation Battleaxe June 15–17, 1941 · Axis victory
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Operation Crusader November 18 – December 30, 1941 · Allied victory
- Action at Bir el Gubi (November 1941) November 19, 1941 · Italian victory
- Battle of Point 175 November 29 – December 1, 1941 · Italian victory
- Action at Bir el Gubi (December 1941) December 4–7, 1941 · Axis victory
- Sonderkommando Blaich January 21, 1942 · Axis victory
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Tunisian campaign November 17, 1942 – May 13, 1943 · Allied victory
- Run for Tunis November 10 – December 25, 1942 · Axis victory
- Battle of Sidi Bou Zid February 14–17, 1943 · German victory
- Battle of Kasserine Pass February 19–25, 1943
- Operation Ochsenkopf February 26 – March 4, 1943 · Allied victory
- Battle of Medenine March 6, 1943 · Allied victory
- Battle of the Mareth Line March 16–31, 1943 · British victory
- Battle of El Guettar March 23, 1943 · Indecisive
- Battle of Wadi Akarit April 6–7, 1943 · Allied victory
- Battle of Longstop Hill April 22–23, 1943 · British victory
- Battle of Hill 609 April 27 – May 1, 1943 · American victory
- Operation Flax April 27, 1943 · Allied victory
- Operation Retribution May 8–13, 1943 · Allied victory