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Invasion of Libya

Name: Invasion of Libya – Germany factsheet records
Creator: World History Database

Germany · Warfare / World War, 2nd. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

4Records

1941–1942Date range

1Named people

0Places

Chronological records

1941

Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel5 February 1941

Warfare / World War, 2nd

Lands the Afrika Korps in Libya to support the Italians

Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel14 February 1941

Warfare / World War, 2nd

Rommel lands on African soil in Libya & takes over control of the Afrika Korps

Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel1941

Warfare / World War, 2nd

2 mechanized divisions are sent to aid the Italians in Libya

1942

Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel26 May 1942

Warfare / World War, 2nd

Commences the invasion of Libya

Names involved

Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel

Provenance

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