Afrika Korps

German Africa Corps
German: Deutsches Afrikakorps
Seal of the Afrika Korps
Active	21 February 1941 – 13 May 1943
Country	Nazi Germany
Branch	Army
Type	Expeditionary forces
Role	Desert warfare Expeditionary warfare
Size	Corps June 1941: 33,500 men in total[1]
Garrison/HQ	Tripoli, Italian Libya
Engagements	Second World War North African campaign Operation Sonnenblume Siege of Tobruk Operation Brevity Operation Skorpion Operation Battleaxe Operation Crusader Battle of Gazala Battle of Bir Hakeim 2nd Siege of Tobruk Battle of Mersa Matruh First Battle of El Alamein Battle of Alam el Halfa Second Battle of El Alamein Tunisia Campaign
Commanders
Notable commanders	Erwin Rommel Ludwig Crüwell Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma Walther Nehring

The German Africa Corps (German: Deutsches Afrikakorps, pronounced [ˈdɔʏtʃəs ˈʔaːfʁikaˌkoːɐ̯] ^ⓘ; DAK), commonly known as Afrika Korps, was the German expeditionary force in Africa during the North African campaign of World War II. First sent as a holding force to shore up the Italian defense of its African colonies, the formation fought on in Africa, under various appellations, from March 1941 until its surrender in May 1943. The unit's best known commander was Field Marshal Erwin Rommel.