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Why didn't the Afrika Korps wear standard military uniforms with collars and collar tabs instead of dress jackets/coats?

Picture this: a young German soldier arrives in North Africa, uniform stiff and new. He quickly learns that the desert doesn't care much for regulations. It's scorching hot, sand gets everywhere, and those heavy boots are a nightmare. He see…

150,000 Italians: Prisoners of War in North Africa

My grandpa, Valentino, had a surprising adventure during World War II. He was a cook in the Italian army, captured by the British in 1943. But things changed quickly when Italy switched sides.  Grandpa was given a choice: stay in the prison camp or …