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Commander of Afrika Korps

Name: Commander of Afrika Korps – Germany factsheet records
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Germany · Warfare / Military. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

3Records

1941Date range

2Named people

0Places

Chronological records

1941

Erwin Johannes Eugen RommelFebruary 1941

Warfare / Military

Appointed Commander of the Afrika Korps

Ludwig Cruwell15 August 1941

Warfare / Military

Panzer Group Africa is activated with Rommel in command, and command of the Afrika Korps SS turned over to Ludwig Cruwell

Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel1941

Warfare / Military

Appointed Commander of the Afika Korps

Names involved

Erwin Johannes Eugen RommelLudwig Cruwell

Provenance

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