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Deutsches Afrikakorps
Afrika Corps

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From To Type Notes
16-Feb-1941 16-Feb-1941 Created as Staff German Troops in Libya (Befehlshaber der deutschen Truppen in Libyen) (under Erwin Rommel) to control the German "Blocking Force" (Sperrverband) sent to Libya to halt the British advance into Tripolitania from Cyrenaica.
21-Feb-1941 21-Feb-1941 Renamed German Africa Corps (Deutches Afrika Korps) in Libya.
13-May-1943 13-May-1943 Surrendered to the Allies in Tunisia.
30-Jun-1943 30-Jun-1943 Disbanded Formally
Number of Records Returned: 4
Number of Pages Returned : 1

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