The Armour of Rommel's Afrika Korps

by Ian Baxter

Overview

A pictorial history of the armoured vehicles used by the Nazis during their occupation of North Africa in World War II.
 
The Deutsche Afrika Korps (best known as simply Afrika Korps) earned a well-deserved reputation as a superb fighting machine. While this was founded on the leadership and tactical genius of its legendary commander Erwin Rommel and the fighting skills of its officers and men, another vital element was its equipment and armour.
 
This superbly illustrated Images of War book reveals the full range of German armored vehicles that saw service in North Africa from 1941 to mid-1943. As well as the formidable panzers, such as the Tiger and Panther tanks, there were Sturmartillerie equipments, reconnaissance vehicles, half-tracks, armored cars, Panzerkampwagens, and motorcycles. All had their roles to play.
 
While the Allies ultimately triumphed in North Africa, the combination of German design and engineering with superb generalship and fighting spirit, very nearly changed the course of the Second World War in 1942. Military historians and equipment enthusiasts will find this a fascinating and authoritative book.
 
“Another great addition to [the Images of War] series . . . . A must have for anyone with an interest in the Afrika Korps during World War Two.” —Armorama.com

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781526713803
Publisher:	Pen & Sword Books Limited
Publication date:	11/12/2020
Series:	Images of War
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	128
File size:	30 MB
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About the Author

Ian Baxter is an avid collector of WW2 photographs. His previous books in this Series include Hitler’s Boy Soldiers, Nazi Concentration Camp Commandants and German Army on the Eastern Front – The Advance, German Army on the Eastern Front – The Retreat and Nazi Concentration Camp Commandants, The Crushing of Army Group (North) and the SS Waffen Division series including SS Leibstandarte Division and SS Totenkopf Division At War. He lives near Chelmsford, Essex.

Table of Contents

Introduction 5

Chapter 1 Desert Blitzkrieg, 1941 7

Chapter 2 Attack and Retreat, 1942 40

Chapter 3 Destruction in Tunisia, 1943 87

Appendix I Order of Battle 116

Appendix II Panzers Operational in Africa, 1941-43 119

Appendix III Heavy and Light Armoured Vehicles in North Africa, 1941-43 123

Appendix IV Halftracks Operational in North Africa, 1941-43 125