north africa
Notes:
- Reasons for fighting here:
- The Suez Canal
- Oil in the Middle Eas
- Bernard Montgomery and his Desert Rats fought:
- Rommel and the Afrika Korps.
- They win a turning point battle at Al Elamein in 1942
- Prevent the Germans from the Suez and oil and shows the Germans best troops could be beaten
- Americans join in 1942 under Dwight D. Eisenhower
Summary: The fight In North Africa was for control of the Suez Canal, and the Oils in the Middle East. A major turning point was when the Desert Rats won the battle at Al Elamein in 1942.
Subjective question: How would the effect be if the desert rats lost the battle.
Quote: "Every soldier must know, before he goes into battle, how the little battle he is to fight fits into the larger picture, and how the success of his fighting will influence the battle as a whole." - Bernard Montgomery
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