German Afrika Korps

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military formation
gptkbp:activeDuring 1941
1943
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:German_North_Africa_Campaign
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Kasserine_Pass
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Mareth_Line
gptkb:Rommel's_Afrika_Korps
gptkb:Operation_Sonnenblume
Axis Powers
Operation Herkules
Axis military operations
Battle of Medenine
Operation Eiche
German_military_strategy
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Erwin_Rommel
gptkbp:dissolved 1943
gptkbp:engagesIn gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:equipment Tiger I tank
Panzer III
Panzer IV
Sturmgeschütz III
gptkbp:established gptkb:Adolf_Hitler
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:North_Africa
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Cultural representation in media
Legacy in military history
Influence on desert warfare
Impact_on_Allied_strategy
Symbol_of_German_military_prowess
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label German Afrika Korps
gptkbp:motto “We_are_the_Afrika_Korps”
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Operation_Crusader
Battle of El Alamein
Battle of Kasserine Pass
Battle of Gazala
Siege of Tobruk
Battle of Tunisia
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Georg_von_Bismarck
gptkb:Hans-Jürgen_von_Arnim
gptkb:Wilhelm_von_Thoma
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:Egypt
gptkb:Libya
gptkb:Tunisia
gptkbp:partOf Wehrmacht
gptkbp:strategicGoals Control_of_North_Africa
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Italian_Army
gptkbp:tactics Combined arms
Blitzkrieg
Mobile warfare