In June 1940, italy raided the British in East Africa, only to be severely damaged by the counter-offensive, losing nearly 130,000 men. In February of the following year, Rommel was ordered to support the Italian army in Africa, and although some battles were won, the British army in North Africa was not a day or two, as long as it was not damaged, it would not be lost, plus the German bombers bombed a British supply depot near Tobruk in Libya in October 1941.
At that time, the German-Italian coalition army had 2 divisions and 100,000 people, and the British army had 11 divisions and 4 independent brigades with a total of 230,000 people. Coupled with the fact that the Allies later controlled the Eurasian Passage, cutting off the logistics of the German-Italian coalition forces, while the Allies had a steady stream of supplies, the war situation was becoming more and more favorable to the Allies. Pictured here is the German 15th Panzer Division led by Rommel in 1941.
The picture shows the British army learning to use compass positioning in October 1941.
The picture shows a British tank driving past a destroyed and burning German tank on November 27, 1941.
The picture shows the Germans operating 88 anti-aircraft guns to shoot at allied tank armored targets.
A U.S. dive bomber hit an overhang of a road when using the road as a runway on December 11, 1942.
The picture shows German soldiers heating cans next to tanks in 1941.
The picture shows Montgomery in 1942 in a tank inspecting the western desert of Egypt.
The picture shows the original British infantry tank, the Matilda 1 tank.
The picture shows the German 88 anti-aircraft guns disguised in disguise.
The picture shows the vehicles of the British 7th Panzer Division stuck in a desert minefield.
The picture shows British sappers clearing mines in a desert minefield.
Pictured here is the German 88 mm anti-aircraft gun, which Rommel pressed down the muzzle for anti-tank use. Its penetrating power was large enough to easily penetrate the frontal armor of Allied tanks, and its range was farther than the main guns of Allied tanks.
Pictured is Allied logisticians inspecting transport vehicles in the desert.
The picture shows the British military camp near the Egyptian pyramids.
A German soldier was killed by an Allied plane on December 1, 1942.
A Wounded British Soldier lying on a camp bed in a desert hospital on 18 June 1942, tent obscured by intense tropical sunlight.
The picture shows the British Crusader tank "disguised" into a transport truck during the Second Battle of El Alamein.
The picture shows a German soldier captured by the British on November 13, 1942.
The picture shows the British soldiers in the Battle of El Alamein.
The picture shows the British tank crew breathing out of the American-made Sherman tank in 1943.
In 1942, the Allies relied on Operation Torch to advance into North Africa, eventually encircling Axis forces in northern Tunisia and forcing them to surrender. A team of Italian artillery officers is caught in a cactus in the Tunisian desert on March 31, 1943. (Welcome to the "New History" WeChat ID: xsj274)