8th Army Infantry

Formed from the Western Desert Force in 1941, the British 8th Army united soldiers from across the British Commonwealth – including Britain, New Zealand, Australia, India, and South Africa. After initial victories against Italian forces in North Africa, the 8th Army soon faced a more formidable adversary: Rommel’s Afrika Korps. What followed was a series of back-and-forth campaigns across vast desert terrain, culminating in iconic battles such as El Alamein, Tobruk, and Beda Fomm, which played a pivotal role in shifting the tide of the war.