us joined the allied forces in ww2 in 1943.
when did the us join the allied forces in ww2?
1943
during 1941, the british launched several offensives to push back the axis forces in north africa. operation brevity failed as did operation battleaxe but operation crusader, the third and larger offensive was launched at the end of the year. over december 1941 into early 1942, allied forces pushed the italian-german forces back through libya to roughly the limit of the previous operation compass advance. taking advantage of the allied position, german forces counter-attacked and pushed back the allies to gazala, west of tobruk. as both sides prepared offensives, the axis forces struck first and inflicted a big defeat upon the allied forces during the battle of gazala. the routed allied forces retreated to egypt where they made a stand at el alamein.
mediterranean and middle east theatre of world war ii
section::::allied forces.:12th army group.:u.s. third army.:iii corps.









































maj. gen. john millikin









































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section::::allied forces.:12th army group.:u.s. third army.:viii corps.









































maj. gen. troy h. middleton









































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section::::allied forces.:12th army group.:u.s. third army.:xii corps.









































maj. gen. manton s. eddy









































section::::allied forces.:21st army group.









































field marshal sir bernard l. montgomery









































section::::allied forces.:21st army group.:xxx corps.









































lt-gen. brian g. horrocks









































section::::allied forces.:air support.









































section::::allied forces.:air support.:u.s. army air forces.









































 u.s. strategic air forces in europe









































gen carl spaatz









































section::::allied forces.:air support.:u.s. army air forces.:u.s. eighth air force (strategic).









































lt gen james h. doolittle









































section::::allied forces.:air support.:u.s. army air forces.:u.s. ninth air force.
battle of the bulge order of battle