The war fought between the british and the germanitalian army. The british are characterized as cold unfeeling soldiers, no worse than american directors portray axis forces, though. A young volunteer serra arrives to the pavia division which was. Although there was much fighting afterwards, in which many lives were lost, it proved an important step towards the final defeat of axis forces in north africa in may 1943. The battle of gazala is considered the greatest victory of rommels career. The scene of seesawing desert battles from 1940 to 1942. Shot from the axis point of view, this tale shows rommel working his strategies against montgomery. The axis army of italy and germany suffered a decisive defeat by the british eighth army. In this capacity he lectures in military history to different courses in the sandf, such as the.
Rommel, short of fuel and against british air superiority, could not fight a mobile battle to balance montgomerys superiority in combat troops. Elalamein is the seaward northern end of a 40milewide bottleneck that is flanked on the south by the. This article includes a list of related items that share the same name or similar names. The war won by the british empire without the help of the united states and defeated the afrika korps and the italian army in africa. Its significance was feted, a touch inaccurately, by winston churchill. It was the site of a decisive british victory in world war ii see north africa, campaigns in north africa, campaigns in, series of military contests for control of north africa during world war ii. 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. The battle was fought between the axis forces, led by general erwin rommel, and the allied forces, commanded by field marshal claude auchinleck. Set during the titular desert battle of 1942, the film departs from expectation by concentrating on the axis point of view. 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. It marked the beginning of the end for the axis in north africa. World war two drama about the 1942 north africa battle at. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost.
Free download of the old movie from 1937, exiled to shanghai. Rommel pursued the eighth army into egypt and forced it out of several defensive positions. His name was bernard montgomery and he intended to win the war in north africa once and for all. James jacobs is currently the resident military historian at the south african army college. It was a coproduction between italy and france where is known. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free.
On july 1 the germanitalian afrika korps led by erwin rommel attacked. With frederick stafford, george hilton, michael rennie, marco guglielmi. The battle lasted from 23 october to 5 november 1942. The m1 apcs were first fielded by the us in 1960 and were adopted by many other armies in the free world. Elalamein, coastal town in northwestern egypt, about 60 miles 100 km west of alexandria, that was the site of two major battles between british and axis forces in 1942 during world war ii. Battles of elalamein, 127 july 1942, 23 october11 november 1942, world war ii events. After the first battle of elalamein, egypt 150 miles west of cairo, ended in a stalemate, the second one was decisive.
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