279: North Africa '41 Pt. 1 - Why Are the Germans Here?
History of the Second World War

279: North Africa '41 Pt. 1 - Why Are the Germans Here?

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 14, 202625 min
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German forces arrived in North Africa in February 1941 to shore up Italy’s collapsing position, but the limited mission conceived in Berlin soon collided with Erwin Rommel’s far more ambitious plans. This episode examines the creation of the Afrika Korps, the uneasy German-Italian command arrangement, the arrival of German ground and air units in Libya, and the supply problems that would shape every Axis advance across the desert—setting the stage for both Rommel’s legend and the long campaign ahead. Credit Logo image: By Bundesarchiv, Bild 101I-783-0150-28 / Valtingojer / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3...

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You're listening to an Airwave Media Podcast. Hello everyone and welcome to History of the Second World War, episode 279, North Africa 41, part one. Why are the Germans here?

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Head on over to historyofthesecondworldwar.com slash members to find out more. When Lieutenant General Erwin Rommel arrived in Africa in February 1941, it would have been difficult to predict that he was about to spend the next two years turning himself into a legend.

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