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2006-12-21 01:44:33 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities History

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The Africa Corps, composed of the 21st and 15th Panzer Divisions (not including the light infantry divisions and other brigade level detachments), included the Panzer MK III & MK IV tanks:

The initial complement 2/1941: 120 tanks

11/1941: 60 operational
7/1942: 92 operational
11/1942: 40 operational (after El Alemein)
2/1943: Arrival of the 10th Panzer Division (first appearance by Tiger tanks). I don't know the tank strength at this point but the usual complement of tanks in a typical Panzer Division at this stage of the war was 200 tanks,with 1 battalion of self-propelled guns.

2006-12-21 06:46:12 · answer #1 · answered by Its not me Its u 7 · 0 0

Numbers varied, but not very many at any point. After several battles he was down to numbers in the range of twenty or so. And most of his tanks were not the marginal PzIII with the upgraded 50mm gun or Pz IV, but light tanks really not meant for battle like that. One must also, of course, factor in Graziani's tanks, but in general the Desert Rats had triple or better the number or more.
Oh, and Patton didn't fight Rommel in Africa, really. Monty pushed Rommel from Egypt west to Mareth. The forces from Torch faced a completely different force until they met near Tunis.
Jurgen T. von Arnim wore an iron-plated monocle
But he could not see behind him-now wasn't that ironicle?
He fought a rear-guard action and he did it very bitterly
With booby traps and Teller mines and gallant sons of Iterly.
(from Rick Atkinson's "An Army at Dawn)

2006-12-21 04:50:51 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Evidently, not enough. Ask General Patton!

2006-12-21 01:47:03 · answer #3 · answered by GRUMPY1LUVS2EAT 5 · 0 0

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