The axis forces had invaded Northern Africa to go after OIL. Ethiopia and a few other places had oil. So the Allied forces went after the Axis forces to get them out of Northern Africa and deprive them of oil.
England needed the Suez Canal ship supplies from India, Australia, and the Far East. Mussolini threatened the canal and Hitler had to bail him out when he got into trouble. Hitler would have preferred to have used the forces in Russia.
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Yes, My father was a Lovat Scout and served in the mountains of Italy and in North Africa
The largest event in Europe was the Russian Front; the largest event in North Africa were the Mediterranean Sea naval battles supporting North Africa.
in Europe and in north Africa
Erwin Rommel arrived in North Africa as the head of the Afrika Korps in early 1941.