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Afrika Korps / Panzer Army Africa

Existed: 12 Feb 1941 – 13 May 1943

Commanders

  • Erwin Rommel 12 Feb 1941 – 9 Mar 1943
  • Hans-Jürgen von Arnim 9 Mar 1943 – 13 May 1943

Positions (approximate)

  1. 15 April 1941First offensive: Sollum and the Egyptian border
  2. 1 July 1942Halted at El Alamein
  3. 18 November 1942Retreat across Cyrenaica
  4. 25 March 1943Tunisia; surrender 13 May

Positions are approximate sector centres on front-snapshot dates — not daily positions or headquarters. Between dates the map shows the last known position.

Sources

  1. [1]
    Afrika Korps

    Wikipedia (EN) · encyclopedia

Afrika Korps / Panzer Army Africa · Militavor