Historical place archive

North Africa in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at North Africa in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

3 records3 event labels2 people1942–1943

Historical events in North Africa

1942

1942
Desert Service
Denis Winston Healey · World War, 2nd

Healey serves in North Africa during the Allied campaign against Axis forces.

1942
North African Campaign
Denis Winston Healey · World War, 2nd

Healey sees active service in the North African campaign against Axis forces.

1943

16 May 1943
Eighth Army Released for Sicily Training
Bernard Law Montgomery · World War, 2nd

Withdraws Eighth Army from the closing Tunisian operations to prepare for the Sicily invasion.

Provenance

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Great Britain and North Africa. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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