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Operation Flax: Germany’s Flying Giants on a Doomed Mission to Africa

Fourteen massive Me-323 ‘Gigant’ transport planes take off from Italy, carrying tons of fuel and supplies for Rommel’s trapped Afrika Korps. But Allied forces are waiting over the Mediterranean, ready ...
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Rommel’s Secret Weapon: How the 88 Shattered Allied Armor from France to Africa

From the fields of Arras to the deserts of Libya, Rommel turned Germany’s flak guns into tank killers. The 88 mm, built for the skies, tore through Matildas like paper—destroying hundreds and turning ...