THE ITALIAN ARMY - DIVISIONE FOLGORE

Over the walls of the Italian El Alamein Memorial, there are these words: "Folgore Division: Legion of souls watching over the desert"

BIR HACHEIM

January 29 1942 after the Bengazi's fall Rommel reaches the at Bomba's golf and to Ain el Gazala's line. At May 26. The Axis forces consists in the 15st e 31st Panzer Divisions (320 combat vehicles), the Italian Division Ariete (240 combat vehicles), the Italian Division Trieste and a German Motorized Division. The Axis forces wait for the arrive of second Italian Division; the Littorio.

AFRIKAKORPS TODAY - Kübelwagen from the 15th Panzer Division

A few years ago I find this in a Gas Station. Is a 1/43 Scale Kübelwagen Type 82 from the 15th Panzer Division. Some marks are not very acurate, but is in general a nice model

THE BATTLE OF THE KASSERINE PASS

FEV 14-23 1943

American Soldiers Taking Cover in Kasserine Pass

On February 14th the 10th and 21st Panzer divisions attacked from Faid towards Kasserine Pass. The American forces holding the pass area were driven back over a period of 9 days. Finally, American resistance stiffen and the thrust ended on the 23rd.

OTHER GERMAN UNITS IN NORTH AFRICA

Other German Division in North Africa. There are no originaly Afrika Korps members, but somethimes they are refered as this:

15th PANZER DIVISION

Panzer III Ausf.J of the Panzer-Regiment 8 of the 15th Panzerdivision

OPERATIONAL HISTORY

Formed on 1 Nov 1940 (from 33rd Infanterie Division).

• 1941 Apr: arrived in North Africa as part of Deutsches Afrika Korps
• 1941 - Libya: Tobruk (heavy losses)
• 1942 - Egypt: Benghazi, Gazala Line, Bir Hacheim, Tobruk
• 1942 - Egypt : El Alamein (heavy losses), Alam Halfa (heavy losses)
• 1943 - Tunisia: Medenine, Wadi Zigaou, El Hauma (heavy losses)

Destroyed in Tunisia on 9 May 1943