Two Second World War veterans who were on opposing sides in the North African campaign in the early 1940s were brought together at Armourgeddon near Husbands Bosworth earlier this month as part of a history project. Karl Friedrich “Charley” Koenig spent six weeks in Tunisia during the conflict as part of a tank crew in the 21st Panzer Division. He was later captured by allied troops and was transferred to a prisoner of war camp in the US. More than two decades ago, he contacted the British Sherwood Rangers Tank Regiment, who he had faced in the North African desert, and became firm friends with some of its members. They have both been interviewed as part of the World War II History Project.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 10, 2018 07:52 UTC