The evocative nickname "Desert Rats" originated from the 7th Armoured Division, but later expanded to include all the Commonwealth troops - British, Australian, Indian and New Zealand - who fought…
Created and sent across the sea to reinforce their Italian allies against the juggernaut of the Allied Commonwealth forces in North Africa, the Deutsches Afrika Korps under the leadership of…
The Battle of Damascus was one of the final actions of the Syrian-Lebanon Campaign, with Free French troops, along with British Indian and Australian allies, in a final push to…
The Battle of Bir Hakeim and the delays which it caused to the Axis offensive contributed to the cancellation of Operation Herkules, the invasion of Malta. The Free French forces…
The Battle of Bardia was one of the first Allied incursions into North Africa as part of Operation Compass, with the Australian 6th Division assaulting the fiercely-defended fortress and township…
Created and sent across the sea to reinforce their Italian allies against the juggernaut of the Allied Commonwealth forces in North Africa, the Deutsches Afrika Korps under the leadership of…
The Long Range Desert Group was a special forces troop which specialist in desert combat, waging unconventional warfare against Axis forces across the vast deserts of North Africa, executing highly…
As the nations continued the arms race leading up to World War II, even the Italian army had realized the need for armoured fighting vehicles in its inventory, and their…
The Charge of the Savoia Cavalleria at Izbushensky Khutor (hamlet) in the Volga Region was a skirmish between the Italian Cavalry 3rd Regiment "Savoia Cavalleria" and the Soviet 812th Siberian…
Incepted and formed just before the onset of World War II, the Italian Paratrooper Brigade "Folgore" saw extensive action throughout the Mediterranean basin, whether it was fighting in North Africa,…