Afrika Korps
Corps · Germany · February 14, 1941 – May 13, 1943
German expeditionary corps sent to Libya under Erwin Rommel to save the Italian position, the armoured core of the Axis desert army until the surrender in Tunisia.
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Strength and losses
- 1941 Strength: 33,500 served in total
Movements
- June 10, 1940 – May 16, 1943 North African campaign
- February 6 – May 25, 1941 Operation Sonnenblume
- February 14, 1941 Western Desert campaign Lands at Tripoli Map
- March 31, 1941 Mersa Brega: first offensive Map
- April 11, 1941 Siege of Tobruk Besieges Tobruk Map
- May 15–16, 1941 Operation Brevity
- May 26–27, 1941 Operation Skorpion
- June 15–17, 1941 Operation Battleaxe
- November 18, 1941 Operation Crusader: Sidi Rezegh Map
- November 18 – December 30, 1941 Operation Crusader
- December 16, 1941 Falls back to El Agheila Map
- January 21, 1942 Second offensive: Agedabia, Benghazi Map
- May 26, 1942 Gazala: around Bir Hakeim Map
- May 26 – June 11, 1942 Battle of Bir Hakeim
- May 26 – June 21, 1942 Battle of Gazala
- June 21, 1942 Tobruk taken Map
- June 21, 1942 Axis capture of Tobruk
- June 29, 1942 Battle of Mersa Matruh
- July 1, 1942 Stopped at El Alamein Map
- July 1–27, 1942 First Battle of El Alamein
- August 30 – September 5, 1942 Battle of Alam el Halfa
- October 23, 1942 Second Battle of El Alamein Second Alamein Map
- November 20, 1942 Retreats through El Agheila Map
- February 14, 1943 Tunisian campaign Kasserine Map
- March 20, 1943 Mareth line Map
- May 13, 1943 Surrenders in Tunisia Map