How was the war in North Africa different from other campaigns of the war
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It was fought between the Axis powers (Germany and Italy) and the Allies (primarily the United Kingdom, later joined by the United States and other forces). The campaign was characterized by mobile warfare, including desert warfare tactics, and involved a series Show more…
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Operation Torch was 1) an Allied operation to clear Axis forces out of N. Africa 2) an axis operation to clear the British out of Malta 3) was designed by the Germans to control the Mediterranean 4) was the 1942 German offensive into the Caucasus in the USSR The Afrikakorps was defeated in Africa primarily because of 1) the desert climate 2) sandstorms 3) supply problems 4) the superior fighting skills of the Anglo-American forces The main objective of Hitler's new "Blue" offensive in May 1942 1) was the taking of Moscow 2) emphasized mopping-up operations around Leningrad 3) directed the bulk of German operations to the south through the Caucasus toward the Baku oil fields 4) was to bypass Moscow in the north and drive to the Ural Mountains into Siberia
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