Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel6 February 1941
German troops under Rommel are sent to assist the Italians in North Africa
Germany · Warfare / World War, 2nd. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
German troops under Rommel are sent to assist the Italians in North Africa
Advises Hitler the fight for Africa, "decisive importance for the outcome of the war". Advises Hitler that Italy's promise to invade Africa is meaningless
The Allies invade Algeria & Tunisia
This factsheet is generated from stored World History Database records matching the country, broad category, detailed category and exact Event value shown above. Duplicate display records are collapsed; database wording is otherwise preserved. Source provenance varies by record, so formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.