North Africa
The Battle for North Africa:
Reasons for fighting here:
•The Suez Canal
•Oil in the Middle East
Montgomery vs. Rommel:
Bernard Montgomery and his Desert Rats fought:
Rommel and the Afrika Korps.
They win a turning point battle at Al Elamein in 1942 NUTS
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
Reasons for fighting here:
•The Suez Canal
•Oil in the Middle East
Montgomery vs. Rommel:
Bernard Montgomery and his Desert Rats fought:
Rommel and the Afrika Korps.
They win a turning point battle at Al Elamein in 1942 NUTS
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