WW2 North African Front

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Across
  1. 4. - German Field Marshal known as the "Desert Fox."
  2. 5. - Armored vehicles used extensively in desert warfare in North Africa.
  3. 10. - North African country where the final Axis surrender in Africa took place.
  4. 11. - Allied invasion of French North Africa in November 1942.
  5. 14. - Egyptian location of a pivotal battle in North Africa.
Down
  1. 1. - Resistance forces led by General Charles de Gaulle in North Africa.
  2. 2. - British Field Marshal who defeated Rommel at El Alamein.
  3. 3. - Libyan port city besieged by Axis forces during WWII.
  4. 6. - Strategic canal connecting the Mediterranean and Red Seas.
  5. 7. - Capital city of Tunisia, captured by the Allies in 1943.
  6. 8. - Region in eastern Libya that saw significant WWII battles.
  7. 9. - Defensive fortifications in Tunisia that the Allies had to breach.
  8. 10. - Code name for the Allied invasion of North Africa.
  9. 12. - British infantry tank used in North Africa with heavy armor.
  10. 13. - The alliance of Germany, Italy, and Japan in North Africa.