German Africa Corps

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:alliedWith gptkb:Italian_Army
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Deutsches_Afrikakorps
gptkbp:branch gptkb:Wehrmacht
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Erwin_Rommel
gptkbp:country gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:decorations gptkb:Knight's_Cross_of_the_Iron_Cross
gptkbp:disbanded 1943
gptkbp:formed 1941
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Tripoli
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label German Africa Corps
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:DAK
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_El_Alamein
gptkb:Battle_of_Gazala
gptkb:Siege_of_Tobruk
gptkb:Operation_Crusader
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Walter_Nehring
gptkb:Erwin_Rommel
gptkb:Ludwig_Crüwell
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Surrender_in_Tunisia
Desert warfare
Tactical innovation
Mobile warfare
Axis campaign in North Africa
Cooperation with Italian forces
Defeat at El Alamein
Long supply lines
Opposition to Auchinleck
Opposition to Montgomery
Opposition to Ritchie
Retreat to Tunisia
Rommel's leadership
Supply difficulties
Use of captured Allied equipment
gptkbp:notableOperation gptkb:Operation_Sonnenblume
gptkbp:operatesIn gptkb:North_Africa
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:British_Eighth_Army
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:German-Italian_Panzer_Army
gptkb:Panzer_Group_Africa
gptkb:Panzer_Army_Africa
gptkb:Army_Group_Africa
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:German_Army
gptkbp:surrenderedTo gptkb:Allied_forces
May 1943
gptkbp:weapon gptkb:Panzer_III
gptkb:Sd.Kfz._251
gptkb:Panzer_IV
gptkb:88_mm_Flak_gun
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Panzer_Group_Africa
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7