Rommel, however, knew that he had by this point lost the chance for a quick dash to the delta, and the high rates of attrition meant that he was reluctant to pursue further attacks. Comunita puo osservare cinematografo e cd sul tuo macchina. It was fought between two of the best commanders in world war ii, montgomery for the allies and rommel for the axis between 23 october 4 november 1942. After the first battle of elalamein, egypt 150 miles west of cairo, ended in a stalemate, the second one was decisive. Its significance was feted, a touch inaccurately, by winston churchill. The film stands out as an italian production made for italys own populace. The bulk of the british 8th army retreated past mersa matruh and field marshal erwin rommels afrika korps occupied sollum, haifaya pass and sidi barrani. A crucial battle between the weakened german forces and the resurgent british, the battle marked a major turning point in the campaign, ending axis hopes of occupying egypt, taking control of the suez canal, and gaining access to the middle eastern oil fields. As rommel swept toward the nile, the fall of egypt and the capture of the suez canal seemed inevitable. Second battle battle of alam halfa 30 august5 september 1942.
The british are characterized as cold unfeeling soldiers, no worse than american directors portray axis forces, though. Auchinleck had lost all credibility with churchill due to the loss of tobruk and galaza and what the prime minister perceived as a fondness for retreats. After the british had inflicted severe defeats on the italian forces in north africa, the german general erwin rommel was chosen commander of axis forces in libya. Hunting down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the giorgio ferronidirected movie via. Shot from the axis point of view, this tale shows rommel working his strategies against montgomery. The battle lasted from 23 october to 5 november 1942. A series of british counterattacks also achieved little, and the battle ended as a stalemate.
Battles of elalamein, 127 july 1942, 23 october11 november 1942, world war ii events. So now it had come, the thing we had done everything in our power to avoid our front broken and the fully motorised enemy streaming into our. The actions in the first campaign forced an end to the fighting by july 22nd. Wwii1942, theres a savage 12day fight for survival as the infantry of british field marshal montgomerys eighth army fights against german field marshal rommels fabled afrika korps in. Dec 14, 2015 this battle was of decisive importance in the north african campaign in world war ii, when british troops defeated the italiangerman group led by erwin rommel. As the allies are about to attack the german and italian positions in north africa, brothers giorgio. It was part of the western desert campaign of world war 2 was fought between the british eighth army led by general claude auchinleck and the axis forces consisting of german and italian units of panzerarmee afrika panzer army africa led by field marshal erwin rommel.
A student persuaded into fighting for the axis in africa during world war ii, pvt. First battle 127 july 1942after victory at battle of gazala,rommel advance toward egypt was checked by general auchinleck. On the positive side, it was free for my kindle app. Some reflections on the fighting power of the italian army in north africa. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. It marked the beginning of the end for the axis in north africa. Click here to start a new topic please sign and date your posts by typing four tildes new to wikipedia. The battle of vimy ridge canada in ww1 documentary timeline duration. Kongregate free online game elalamein it has been discovered that general rommel is planning and attack on allied posting elalamein play elalamein. After an undefeated record throughout north africa, german field marshal erwin rommel has an opportunity to face off against a commander worthy of his skills. The axis army of italy and germany suffered a decisive defeat by the british eighth army. As niall barr documents in pendulum of war, the whole story is a bit more complex.
With frederick stafford, george hilton, michael rennie, marco guglielmi. Mussolini has given explicit orders that italys forces were. The fall egypt and the all important suez canal seems inevitable. In this dramatization of a key battle from world war ii, the story is told from the point of view of the axis forces. Supply lines were very long, and armored units had to be broken up so they did not have to make long drives. On the night of october 23, 1942, nearly a thousand guns from british. At 80 pages, it needed to be focused tightly on the battle. General montgomery, using battle plans prepared by gen auchinleck stopped rommel attempt to break through alam halfa towards river nile. Though this battle ended in stalemate, it stalled the advance of the axis powers in egypt and led to the. Italian and german scouts sweep towards alexandria. At the beginning of the war, libya had been an italian colony for. This is not a forum for general discussion of the articles subject put new text under old text. Another consequence of the battle was the changes it had on the 8th army, most specifically the change in commanders that was a result of the battle. The danger to the eighth army had not diminished completely.
The afrika korps war diary notes that the italian paratroops bore the brunt of the. Whether this belief is strictly true or not, it is clear that the german army, in this case represented by the afrika corps and its italian ally, went from a victorious and. Decision in the desert is only going to get 2 stars. Despite their preparations, the german panzers were again unable to break through. There are numerous scenes of tank battles between the allied forces led by montgomery and rommels afrika corps.
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