Mediterranean Strategy Flashcards
1
Q
Where did Britain invade in 1943?
A
Sicily with 16 divisions
2
Q
Attitudes of the US and USSR?
A
Opposed - Wanted second front
3
Q
Where did fighting take place?
A
- North Africa
- Italy
- Balkans
4
Q
Where were Brits defeated in 1940-41?
A
Greece
5
Q
Why did Churchill want a Balkan front?
A
“soft underbelly”
6
Q
When did Italy join WW2?
A
1940
7
Q
Who commanded the German Afrika Korps?
A
Rommel
8
Q
When was the Battle of El Alamein?
A
1942
9
Q
Which area did Britain value?
A
Suez Canal
10
Q
What was Operation Torch?
A
- US troops joined UK troops in 1942 to invade French North Africa
- Marked beginning of the end of Nazi control in North Africa
