Geography
What is one key part of North Africa's geography?
Atlas Mountains, Sahara Desert, Nile Delta
What was one military land vehicle from the Western Desert Campaign?
Any of the following:
M3 Lee Tank, Sherman Tanks, M3A1, Cruiser Tanks, Valentine Tank, Churchill Tank, Matilda Tank, Stuart Tank
What was one significant operation from the Western Desert Campaign?
Operation Sonnenblume, Operation Brevity, Operation Skorpion, Operation Battleaxe, Operation Crusader, Operation Hekules, Operation Compass
This desert has an area of 9,000,00 square kilometers.
The Sahara Desert
What was one aircraft from the Western Desert Campaign?
Any of the following:
Spitfire Mk5's, the Warhawk, Kittyhawk and Tomahawk, Hurricane, Boston, Mitchell, and Baltimore bombers, P-38s, P-39s, P-40s, B-17s, B-24s, B-25s, B-26s and A-20s,
How long was the Siege of Tobruk?
8 months
A section of the Atlas Mountains.
Tell Atlas, High Atlas, Saharan Atlas
What was the name of one bomber from the Western Desert Campaigns?
Boston, Mitchell, and Baltimore bombers
What was the name of the British operation to counter the first Italian advance into Egypt?
Operation Compass
A challenge of the Sahara desert
wildlife, lack of resources, rough terrain
What was one American tank from the Western Desert Campaigns?
M3 Lee Tank, Sherman Tanks, M3A1
How many battles took place at El Alamein?
2
The average temperature of the Nile Delta during the winter.
5° to 10°C
What was one pursuit "P" aircraft from the Western Desert Campaigns?
P-38s, P-39s, P-40s,
What was the name of the last battle of the Western Desert Campaign?
The Battle of El Agheila