Did the local population in North Africa resent the presence of the Germans during the Second World War?
Upvote:1
The relations between Nazi Germany and the Arab world are well-documented. As a general rule, the Arabs and other occupants of North Africa tended to be politically neutral. Many people in the Tunis and other areas under Italian occupation were probably not too happy to see the Germans. On the other hand, Egyptian nationalists were secretely hoping to be rid of the British.
Upvote:4
German troops operated in three of the countries in that region. To call them invasions would be misleading. The word "presence" in your title is about right.
In Libya, the Germans were only there to assist the Italians. The Italians were the civil authority in that country and any anti-European resentment was directed their way rather than towards the Germans.
Tunisia was "occupied" by the retreating Germans at the end of 1942. Their presence there lasted only a few months. I'm not aware of any local sentiment (either pro or anti) towards an occupier who was clearly not there for keeps.
Only Egypt was indeed "invaded", arguably, by German forces, and here there was some enthusiasm for the Germans. This documentary (see 21:30 onwards) shows daily demonstrations in Cairo in favour of the advancing Germans.
More post
- 📝 In 18th century America, how did people board ships to travel long distance?
- 📝 Are the Nazi Party, Communist Party, and Bolsheviks far-right or far-left?
- 📝 Why did Muslims become a target after 1857's Sepoy Mutiny?
- 📝 How do historians get their hands on diaries and letters of ordinary people?
- 📝 How close were the living standards of India compared to England during the medieval period?
- 📝 Is there any way to link John Marshall to Andrew Johnson's impeachment?
- 📝 Why didn't the Ottoman Empire remain neutral in WW1?
- 📝 Did quantum theory originate as pure research?
- 📝 Historically, when (and why) did Ganga become a holy river? Is it after Sarasvati dried up?
- 📝 Why was Napoleon Bonaparte appointed to lead the French campaign in northern Italy?
- 📝 Where can I find historical taxation/revenue datasets for imperial countries in the early 20th century?
- 📝 What is the mark next to the hallmark on this silver object?
- 📝 Was Switzerland pressured either by Allies or Axis to take part in World War 2 at any time?
- 📝 What is the historical origin of the Jewish Sabbath?
- 📝 Why did the Portuguese permit an Italian commercial agent to accompany Vasco da Gama on the 4th Portuguese India Armada?
- 📝 Were "The People's Will" referred to as "terrorist" by their contemporaries?
- 📝 Why are major streets in urban regions not build tunnel like?
- 📝 Were defendants at the Nuremberg trial allowed to deny the holocaust?
- 📝 In medieval India, was there a distinction between the army and the police?
- 📝 Most significant Congressional Leaders in US History?
- 📝 Why did the recorded history of Poland start after the reign of Miezsko I?
- 📝 Did the Finns have aluminum screw caps in 1939?
- 📝 Did the HEIC operate in the West Indies as well as the East Indies?
- 📝 What happened to the compass platform on the Titanic?
- 📝 What was the area of the Mamluk Sultanate?
- 📝 Is this wrench from 1881, or is it just a serial number?
- 📝 What is the logic for the map maker classifying the map this way, specifically in Canada?
- 📝 What were John Milton's daily reading habits?
- 📝 Why are there so many laws about eye injuries in the Code of Hammurabi?
- 📝 Were slave plantations economically superior or inferior to plantations with paid labor?
Source: stackoverflow.com
Search Posts
Related post
- 📝 Did the local population in North Africa resent the presence of the Germans during the Second World War?
- 📝 Middle east and North africa population during the high middle ages
- 📝 When did the allied "Desert Air Force" in North Africa smash Axis armour?
- 📝 Why did the Germans spare Allied troops trapped at Dunkirk?
- 📝 How did the general population of England convert so smoothly to Protestantism?
- 📝 Why did the Germans use the Enigma machine rather than the far superior "Lorenz" cipher machine?
- 📝 Did the Germans purposefully arrange to send Lenin to Russia to start a revolution?
- 📝 Why did the population of Anchorage, Alaska, increase by so much in the 1970s?
- 📝 At which point in time did the majority of German population become aware of the Holocaust?
- 📝 Why did the Allies Invade French North Africa?
- 📝 Why did the United States not invade North Vietnam?
- 📝 Why did the Germans not encircle and besiege Stalingrad?
- 📝 Did the Germans lose the U-Boat war in World war II because of a shortage of quality, rather than quantity?
- 📝 Why did the Germans forbid the possession of pet pigeons in Rostov-on-Don in 1941?
- 📝 Why did it take so long for the Germans to develop the first tank model in World War I?
- 📝 Did the Germans have a team equivalent to the one from Bletchey Park in the UK during WWII?
- 📝 How did the Germans get housing again after WWII?
- 📝 Did the Germans use the V1 and V2 missile system on the Eastern Front in World War 2?
- 📝 Why did the population of Descartes, France increase by so much in the 1960's?
- 📝 How did the civilian population of Nazi Germany react to Operation Overlord?
- 📝 Did the Roman Empire extend as far north as the Romans could grow wine?
- 📝 Why did the Germans fall behind the Americans in the development of the atomic bomb after an initial lead?
- 📝 Why did the Germans build battle cruisers with a different profile than the British?
- 📝 How did the elite maintain the status quo throughout the British Colonies of North America?
- 📝 Did the Germans use a "Verdun"-like strategy at Stalingrad?
- 📝 Why did the dominance of maize last so long in North America?
- 📝 How much contact did Sub-Saharan Africa actually have with the rest of the world since the beginning of civilization?
- 📝 Did the Romans see Africa as a black continent? Was there a perception of a divide between Africa and Europe?
- 📝 Why did the attempts to keep Africa colonized after World War II fail?
- 📝 Why did the Germans wait until it was too late to reinstate their unrestricted submarine warfare in WWI?