Time for Another WWII Trivia Smackdown!

[KG_Norad]

Hopefully we won't be plagued by the ambiguity we experienced with the first one!

Who was the last commander of the Afrika Korps?

a) Jurgen von Arnim
B) Sepp Dietrich
C) Gustav Fehn
D) Erwin Rommel

[KG_Cloghaun]

Answer is "A", Jurgen von Arnim.

Last commander of AK in Tunisia area after Rommel left sometime in 43'. Surrendered to the British (I think), in April or May of 43'.

[KG_Jag]

The answer is "D" Rommel.

It was no longer the Afrika Korps under Arnim.

[KG_Cloghaun]

Originally Posted by KG_Jag

The answer is "D" Rommel.

It was no longer the Afrika Korps under Arnim.

Bah! Semantics!

They were still the same troops. your honor. When exactly did the AK stop being the AK while still in theatre? I never heard of that before.

[KG_Jag]

Originally Posted by KG_Cloghaun

Bah! Semantics!

They were still the same troops. your honor. When exactly did the AK stop being the AK while still in theatre? I never heard of that before.

No--after the Allied invasion in French North Africa, a new force was created by the Axis to oppose the forces landed and their Free French Allies already there. Eventually what was was the DAK linked up with this Axis force.

BTW--Mark may well be correct with his answer, but remember the rules: no research to produce an answer.

[KG_AirborneBob]

A. Jurgen von Arnim. He was captured, and the AK was essentially disbanded. Although Hitler surely still had it on the books for the defense of Berlin

[KG_Soldier]

Well... the Afrika Korps was a part of the newly designated Army Group Africa which Arnim commanded. However, the last commander of the actual Afrika Korps was General Hans Cramer, a good looking fellow: http://ww2photo.mimerswell.com/perso...nks/cramer.htm

http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=1197

[KG_Soldier]

Okay, I did have to look it up, but I knew it wasn't Arnim or Rommel. Actually, Rommel gave up command of the Afrika Korp in the summer of '41 when Hitler activated Panzer Group Africa with Rommel in command. The Afrika Korps remained a distinct unit until destroyed in May '43.

Only the Afrika Korps used the Palm Tree/Swastika seal, not all German forces in Africa.

[KG_Norad]

No winner this week! The last commander of the Afrika Korps was General Gustav Fehn.

Here is his bio:
http://www.geocities.com/~orion47/WE...HN_GUSTAV.html

[KG_Soldier]

Sorry, Cramer was after Fehn. The DAK died in May of '43.

"Afrika Korps (also Deutsches Afrika Korps) was destroyed in Tunisia 16 May 1943.


DAK Commanders
Generalfeldmarschall Erwin Rommel (14 Feb 1941 - 15 Aug 1941)
Generalleutnant Ferdinand Schaal (15 Aug 1941 - 1 Sep 1941)
General der Panzertruppen Philipp Müller-Gebhard (1 Sep 1941 - 15 Sep 1941)
General der Panzertruppen Ludwig Crüwell (15 Sep 1941 - 9 Mar 1942)
General der Panzertruppen Walther Nehring (9 Mar 1942 - 19 Mar 1942)
General der Panzertruppen Ludwig Crüwell (19 Mar 1942 - 29 May 1942)
General der Panzertruppen Walther Nehring (29 May 1942 - 31 Aug 1942)
Generalleutnant Fritz Bayerlein (31 Aug 1942 - 1 Sep 1942)
General der Panzertruppen Gustav von Värst (1 Sep 1942 - 2 Sep 1942)
General der Panzertruppen Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma (2 Sep 1942 - 13 Nov 1942)
General der Panzertruppen Gustav Fehn (13 Nov 1942 - 15 Jan 1943)
General der Panzertruppen Hans Cramer (28 Feb 1943 - 16 May 1943)"

http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=1197