The story of a marine grunt in the first battle of khe sanh april 1967 duration. The battle of alamein is more than a story of the major engagements so well known and oft told, it is also a story of little known elements that played important, if somewhat sidestage, roles in this first major tactical victory for the british army represented by the 8th army in this case. Mussolini has given explicit orders that italys forces were to reach the city first. Located on the arabs gulf, mediterranean sea, it lies 106 kilometres 66 mi west of alexandria and 240 kilometres 149 mi northwest of cairo. Though they mistrust one another, the german and italian troops are forced to work shoulder to shoulder to ward off the british. Having lost 55,000 men, 320 tanks, and approximately 1,000 guns, the italiangerman army was forced to abandon plans for offensive operations once and for all and to begin a general retreat.
This article includes a list of related items that share the same name or similar names. The battle lasted from 23 october to 5 november 1942. World war two drama about the 1942 north africa battle at. 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. With the allies victorious, it was the watershed of the western desert campaign.
In august 1942, lieutenantgeneral sir bernard law montgomery. Despite their preparations, the german panzers were again unable to break through. As niall barr documents in pendulum of war, the whole story is a bit more complex. Rommel history channel series, part 1 the warrior full episode. First battle 127 july 1942after victory at battle of gazala,rommel advance toward egypt was checked by general auchinleck. The fall egypt and the all important suez canal seems inevitable. 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. An account of the second battle of alamein, during ww2. Second battle battle of alam halfa 30 august5 september 1942. Montgomerys eighth army stops rommels afrika korps in 1942 egypt.
Battles of elalamein, 127 july 1942, 23 october11 november 1942, world war ii events. A series of british counterattacks also achieved little, and the battle ended as a stalemate. With frederick stafford, george hilton, michael rennie, marco guglielmi. Chronically lacking fuel due to overstretched supply lines and allied control of mediterranean sea, the only thing germans and italians. 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. Pursued by field marshal erwin rommel, the british constructed an elaborate array of defenses commencing attacks on july 1, axis forces. General montgomery, using battle plans prepared by gen auchinleck stopped rommel attempt to break through alam halfa towards river nile. 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. Release dates also known as aka 25 release dates sweden 18 january 1969. Most people have heard of the battle of alamein, but actually three major battles were fought sporadically over four months across the plains and ridges of that parched landscape. Rommel, short of fuel and against british air superiority, could not fight a mobile battle to balance montgomerys superiority in combat troops. After the first battle of elalamein, egypt 150 miles west of cairo, ended in a stalemate, the second one was decisive. The axis army of italy and germany suffered a decisive defeat by the british eighth army.