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CGCC60308 Bedford QLD Truck - British Army, North Africa 1941 and 3 British Infantry Figures Corgi Classics / The Corgi Collection Availability: Cancelled Size: 1:50 Scale Age: 14 years and up Release: March 2008 Type: Static Model Manufacturer's Code: CC60308 Product Code: CGCC60308

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The war in Africa was to play a key role in the overall success of the Allies in World War Two. Within the Africa scenario, In the initial stages of World War Two, the Allies did not do well. The Battle of Britain gave British people hope after the despair of Dunkirk, but the first real 'taste' of success was to come in Africa with Montgomery's victory over Rommel's Afrika Korps.The British Army was in Egypt to protect the Suez Canal. The use of this canal allowed a vast amount of time to be cut for journeys taken from Europe to the Far East. If Britain controlled the Suez then Nazi Germany and the other Axis powers could not use it. Also if the Allies could build up bases in North Africa there was always the potential to launch an attack on what Churchill called the "soft underbelly of Europe" - Italy or Yugoslavia. Hitler also feared this. By 1941, the Italian army had been all but beaten and Hitler had to send German troops to North Africa to clear out Allied troops. The German force was lead by Erwin Rommel - one of the finest generals of the war.

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