What draws your interests in Afrika Korps? AK Vs WS (1 Viewer)

[Rob]

Thank you Chris,as usual a well thought out and interesting post.

Was thinking of taking a break from the forum,but i have had such supportive pm's from people that im not going anywhere!.

Rob

 

[Rob]

I've been interested in the North African theatre since my preteens, and when I think about it I guess the main attraction back then was the cool caps the Afrika Korps guys wore together with their Palm Tree emblem and the mystic of Rommel v Monty.

Of course the following was also an influence:

1) First land encounter between Aussies and Germans together with Brits and Americans.

2) A relatively chivalrous theatre with few Civilian casualties and minimum Nazi influence.

3) The actions of special raiding forces such as the SAS and LRDG.

4) The romance of the desert plus the numerous movies and Commando comics on the subject.
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5) The impartiality of the desert ensured battles were more even than most theatres.

But I think the AK caps were the initial attraction

I agree Oz,the LRDG/SAS Operations are another big draw to this theatre for me as well.And of course the Commando comics!(my wife just bought me a commando comic T shirt,,at least its all official and out in the open now,i'm 8 yrs old again!!!)

Rob