German attack on North Africa (may 30, 1942 – may 13, 1943)
Description:
Germans attack North Africa to get control of Britain's Suez Canal (led by General Erwin Rommel)US and Britain counterattack
US & Britain call for "Unconditional Surrender" --> meaning fight until victory so no negotiated peace (like WWI was negotiated peace)
US & Britain kicked Germans out of North Africa in 1943 and got the Unconditional Surrender they wanted
German General Rommel trapped in Tunisia and died in 1944
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Date:
may 30, 1942
may 13, 1943
~ 11 months