{"id":53965,"date":"2020-04-16T02:00:51","date_gmt":"2020-04-16T06:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=53965"},"modified":"2020-04-15T08:06:58","modified_gmt":"2020-04-15T12:06:58","slug":"was-the-afrika-korps-worth-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2020\/04\/16\/was-the-afrika-korps-worth-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Was the <em>Afrika Korps<\/em> worth it?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KD8eic4uLUw\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Military History not Visualized<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 20 Apr 2018<\/p>\n<p>Was it worth it to send the <em>Afrika Korps<\/em> at all? In this video we look at the Mediterranean Campaign in World War 2, which is usually overshadowed by the &#8220;Desert Warfare&#8221; between Rommel and Montgomery.  <\/p>\n<p>\u00bb\u00bb SUPPORT MHV \u00ab\u00ab<br \/>\n\u00bb patreon &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/mhv\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/mhv<\/a><br \/>\n\u00bb paypal donation &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.paypal.com%2Fcgi-bin%2Fwebscr%3Fcmd%3D_s-xclick%26hosted_button_id%3DTFHEY4P4YU3NY&#038;event=video_description&#038;v=KD8eic4uLUw&#038;redir_token=aPthD1xm1vWTkKDiIYqtlww7swB8MTU3ODA5MDczM0AxNTc4MDA0MzMz\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/cgi-bin\/webscr&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00bb\u00bb MERCHANDISE &#8211; SPOILS OF WAR \u00ab\u00ab<br \/>\n\u00bb shop &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.redbubble.com%2Fpeople%2Fmhvis%2Fshop&#038;event=video_description&#038;v=KD8eic4uLUw&#038;redir_token=aPthD1xm1vWTkKDiIYqtlww7swB8MTU3ODA5MDczM0AxNTc4MDA0MzMz\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.redbubble.com\/people\/mhvi&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00bb\u00bb SOCIAL MEDIA \u00ab\u00ab<br \/>\n\u00bb twitter &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MilHiVisualized\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/MilHiVisualized<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Military History Vlogs is a support channel to Military History Visualized with a focus personal accounts, answering questions that arose on the main channel and showcasing events like visiting museums, using equipment or military hardware.<\/p>\n<p>\u00bb SOURCES \u00ab<\/p>\n<p>Ball, Simon: &#8220;The Mediterranean and North Africa, 1940-1944&#8221;, in: <em>Cambridge History of the Second World War \u2013 Volume I<\/em>, p. 358-388<\/p>\n<p>Preston, Paul: &#8220;Spain: betting on a Nazi victory&#8221;; in: <em>Cambridge History of the Second World War: Volume II<\/em>: Politics &#038; Ideology, p. 324-349<\/p>\n<p><em>Das Deutsche Reich und der Zweite Weltkrieg, Band 3: Der Mittelmeerraum und S\u00fcdosteuropa 1940-1941<\/em> (English Version below)<br \/>\nENGLISH VERSION: <em>Germany and the Second World War, Volume 3, The Mediterranean, South-east Europe, and North Africa, 1939-1941<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Das Deutsche Reich und der Zweite Weltkrieg \u2013 Band 6 \u2013 Der Globale Krieg<\/em><br \/>\nENGLISH VERSION: <em>Germany and the Second World War \u2013 Volume 6 \u2013 The Global War<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Das Deutsche Reich und der Zweite Weltkrieg \u2013 Band 8<\/em><br \/>\nENGLISH VERSION: <em>Germany and the Second World War \u2013 Volume 8 \u2013 The Eastern Front 1943-1944: The War in the East and on the Neighbouring Fronts<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00bb CREDITS &#038; SPECIAL THX  \u00ab<br \/>\nSong: Ethan Meixsell &#8211; &#8220;Demilitarized Zone&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>#AfrikaKorps #AfricaCorps #WW2<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screenshot_2020-04-16-Was-the-Afrika-Korps-worth-it-.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screenshot_2020-04-16-Was-the-Afrika-Korps-worth-it--480x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-56464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screenshot_2020-04-16-Was-the-Afrika-Korps-worth-it--480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screenshot_2020-04-16-Was-the-Afrika-Korps-worth-it--853x480.png 853w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screenshot_2020-04-16-Was-the-Afrika-Korps-worth-it--150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screenshot_2020-04-16-Was-the-Afrika-Korps-worth-it--768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screenshot_2020-04-16-Was-the-Afrika-Korps-worth-it-.png 930w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Military History not Visualized Published 20 Apr 2018 Was it worth it to send the Afrika Korps at all? 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