Panzer Army Africa

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The Panzerarmee Afrika, referred to as Gruppo Corazzato Africa in Italy, was a combined German-Italian field army that fought in the North African campaign during World War II. It consisted of one German corps and three Italian corps in the unit. As of 1943 the new command structure, the Army Group Africa, consisted of the German 5th Army and the Italian 1st Army. During the campaigns in North Africa the unit was under the Italian chain of command.

Panzerarmee Afrika/Gruppo Corazzato Africa
Active	15 August 1941 – 13 May 1943
Country	Germany  Italy
Branch	Heer ( Wehrmacht)  Royal Italian Army
Type	Field army
Role	Desert warfare Expeditionary warfare Tank warfare
Part of	Comando Supremo Oberbefehlshaber Süd
Engagements	North African campaign Western Desert campaign Tunisian campaign
Commanders
Notable commanders	Erwin Rommel Georg Stumme Hans-Jürgen von Arnim Giovanni Messe