The Battle for North Africa
- Germans want North Africa because:
- 1. The Suez Canal
- 2. Oil in the middle east
- British were the first to try and stop them
Montgomery vs. Rommel
- Bernard Montgomery and the Desert rats
- Romell and the Afrika Korps
- They win (British) a turning point battle at Al Elamein in 1942
- Prevent the Germans from getting the Suez and the oil and its showed the Germans could be beaten !
- Big turning point (Allies first victory)
Summary
Germans want North Africa, British try and stop them. (British win, turning point)