Posted on Jun 21, 2021
How North Africa Became a Battleground in World War II
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I am going to be f@cking Captain Obvious again. Destroying a key enemy asset can lead to complete victory. The Germans in N Africa ultimately had no tanks or fuel left. Check mate.
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SGT (Join to see) "Arnim surrendered his forces on May 13, 1943. The Royal Navy, waiting in strength offshore, made sure that few Germans or Italians escaped to Sicily. Axis losses in Tunisia alone totaled 40,000 dead or wounded, 240,000 prisoners, 250 tanks, 2,330 aircraft and 232 ships. British and American casualties were 33,000 and 18,558 respectively. For the entire North African campaign, the British suffered 220,000 casualties. Total Axis losses came to 620,000, which included the loss of three field armies."
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