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Explore the strategic maneuvers, battles, and key figures involved in the North Africa campaign during World War II, including General Rommel and the Africa Corps, the siege of Tobruk, and the British counter-offensive that pushed back the Axis forces.

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Before the Allied invasions of Normandy or Sicily in World War II, the ground war against Germany and Italy was first fought in North Africa.

The reason why there was even a conflict in Africa was a combination of geography and history. Even though it doesn’t get the attention the war in Asia or Europe receives, the war in North Africa was pivotal to the ultimate resolution of the war in Europe.

Had things gone differently, the entire course of the war would have changed.

Learn more about the North Africa Campaign, why it was fought and how it was resolved on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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