3. This is a
picture of
British
prisoners
marching
being
marched out
of prison after
the Italian and
German
defeat.
As war waged on in the Pacific and Europe, a new battle has
begun in North Africa between Italy and the allied forces. The fight
over Tobruk, Libya, a key port in North Africa, sparks this war and
ends in the defeat of both Italy and Germany giving the allied forces
a serious advantage.
4. With the Axis-powers now on
defense, the British takes advantage of this This is a
picture
opportunity and attack with an immense
of the
force that outnumbered the Germans two to Allied
one, later became known as the Battle of El- forces
Alamein. A huge factor to the British victory route to
was also timing. German leader Erwin victory in
Rommel was on sick leave and his El-
replacement died of a heart attack making it Alamein.
an easy victory for the British.
Surprisingly, the battle only lasted from
October 23 to November 3, 1942.
As if that wasn’t enough, the British
launched Operation Torch in under a week
after their victory in El-Alamein. The date
was set to November 8, 1942, when the
British and American forces teamed up to
launch an amphibious attack on the coast of
North French Africa. The invasion was a big
success and earned the Allied forces over This is a picture of the amphibious
1,000 miles of North African coastline. attack method used in Operation Torch.
5. With another huge victory under
their belt, the allied forces looked to
end this war and pursued towards
Tunisia, where axis forces went to
retreat. Erwin Rommel of Germany
saw this as their chance to regain
their losses, for the desert terrain in
Tunisia was perfect for defending
against an attack. The allied forces
took their time to attack giving the
axis powers more time to regroup
and supply. The allied forces
incompetency backfired when they
were surprised by an overwhelming
attack from the Germans. The
battled raged on into the spring of
1943. However, no matter how hard
they fought, the Axis forces couldn’t
seem to win. The allied forces ended
This is a picture of the war tactics in the Battle
up taking Tunisia along with the rest
of Tunisia. As you can see Germany’s downfall
of African axis forces, thus ending
was that they were mostly on the defensive
the War in North Africa.
whereas the allied forces were mostly offensive.
