And it was here, in North Africa, that his true talents as a bold and daring commander of fast-moving armoured formations were properly revealed. But Rommel attacked before the British were ready.

After setbacks, disappointment and humiliation, it was in the unforgiving deserts of North Africa that Britain finally enjoyed the first taste of victory By Phil Craig 07:01, Fri, May 2, 2025 ...

The strategic importance of the back-and-forth fighting between Allied and Axis troops in North Africa from 1941 to 1943 has long been debated. In some respects, it was a sideshow to World War II, the ...

Rommel’s performance in North Africa bear this out. He arrived in Africa when the Axis forces were in disarray and in danger of being driven completely off the continent. The Italian Army had ...

Rommel, son of German field marshal, dies at 84 Field Marshall Rommel committed suicide when Manfred was 15 after being implicated in the plot to kill Adolf Hitler By AP 12 November 2013, 1:26 pm Edit ...

Field Marshall Erwin Rommel, since the North Africa front begin two years previously, had become the overall commander of the German infantry and armor in the region. As history notes ...

Dark Docs. Even Rommel Admired The Men Sent to Kill Him. Posted: June 3, 2025 | Last updated: June 8, 2025. In the autumn of 1941, the British Army assembled a secret commando team that would ...

With my ragtag strike force wielding whatever I could find lying around, I made a push to do as much damage as I could while Rommel yelled ... deadly aspects of the North African conflict.