Afrika Korps:

The Afrika Korps, or Deutsche Afrika Korps (DAK for short) was a military organization that was developed by the SS. Its original purpose was to assist in the control and defenses of Italian colonies in Africa. The Afrika Korps was solely based on becoming somewhat of a blockade to the Allied forces in North Africa. 

The Afrika Korps was established on January 11, 1941, mostly to support the Italians in their conquest of Allied territories in Africa. The DAK was composed of two armies: The 5th Light Division, which would be renamed to the 21st Panzer Division on August 15, 1941, which was still considered the DAK, and the 15th Panzer Division. One of Hitler's most favored generals would be appointed to lead the Afrika Korps about one month later.

The 5th Light Division was originally sent to Italian Ethiopia by the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht, or the German Armed Forces High Command to support the Fascist Italian 10th Army, which had been captured by the British via Operation Compass. The 5th Light Division, which was to be a blockade force, consisted of only the Panzer Regiment 5, which after combined with the 3rd Panzer Division, was then created into the 5th Light Division in their first German Africa incursions. Afterwards, the 5th Panzer Division was to be yet combined with the 15th Panzer Division sent from Italy.

In the summer of the same year, the OKW increase the forces in Africa, creating a new command headquarters for the DAK called the Panzer Group Africa. The PGA (Panzer Group Africa) was the combination of the DAK, small German North African units, and two Italian corps of African units.

To promote Fascism and Lebensraum, or living space, to fit his ideologies, him and Rommel would attempt to start a large offensive with the assistance of Fascist Italy, led by Mussolini. Africa also had many agricultural resources that could benefit the Nazis in their conquests, such as oil. The North African Campaign lasted from June 10, 1940 to May 13, 1943. 

Led by Rommel, the Afrika Korps fought mainly with the Italian forces, up until 1943, when the Italian leader, Benito Mussolini was overthrown in 1943, having the Italian government declaring war on Germany and becoming one of the Allies. The Afrika Korps Division fought in Egypt and Libya, in some key battles such as El Alamein and Tobruk. The Afrika Korps was discontinued in 1943, after losing the African Front and their Fascist Italian ally, due to there being little to no point in the division. Afterwards, Erwin Rommel would then lead the Western Front, mostly for the defense of Nazi France.

Erwin Rommel:

Erwin Rommel was born on November 15, 1891, in the Kingdom of Württemberg, Germany. During the Nazi era. He served as a Generalfeldmarschall in the Wehrmacht. He became a very popular general and very known to others.

During his time in the war, he led the front in Africa, leading the dominant division on the German Africa Front, which is the Afrika Korps. He orchestrated the division up until 1943, the year the division was disbanded.

He then took over as the lead general on the Normandy Front, which he watched the Allies build up their invasion force. But on the day it happened, he wasn't there. Why was that? 

This was because that same day there were storms and high winds predicted and it was his wife's birthday. So thinking the Allies wouldn't land on such a stormy day, he flew back to Berlin, and was dumbfounded to find out the Allies had taken the beach and were advancing to France.

He then was summoned by Adolf Hitler on the same day the July Plot commenced. After, he was then confronted by two generals in October of the same year. He then chose to commit suicide rather than face the prosecution he would be punished with.