2nd Battle of El Alamein – End of the African Campaign DOCUMENTARY
2nd Battle of El Alamein – End of the African Campaign DOCUMENTARY
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Kings and Generals’ historical animated documentary series covering modern warfare continues with a video on the second battle of El Alamein fought in October and November of 1942, which brought to the end the North African campaign in which German…
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The pronunciation of Auchinleck physically hurt me as a Scotsman.
Rommell never won when outnumbered… never
No air cover as proven regardless if german japs russia good luck
Fuuka has been taken
What is that strange red screenshot at 0.25 it just says 'media offline' in like 10 languages?
If Hitler had given Rommel in 1942 what he had to send in 1943 just to hold Tunisia, Rommel would have taken Cairo easily.
Ouchinleck? His name was pronounced as ORKINLECK!
Sheesh!
i really enjoy your effort in creating this marvelous documentaries. As for some strange pronunciations, all i do is smile and continue with enjoyment
Very well explained. Thanks
This battle is very important to remember but above all we must remember that when the situation became critical Rommel returned to Germany. "due to health problems" let's say it was a good choice to save their skin. while the Italians fought and resisted to the last man, the Germans cowardly ran away leaving the Italians alone. The Italian resistance was very valiant especially in some departments called " Folgore" the Italians after an intense discount fought to the death ill-equipped and in inferior numbers were overwhelmed by the English who had planned and demonstrated great determination in this battle. Honor to the victims of this war who sacrificed their lives.
How dumb do you have to be to leave all these supplies for your enemy? Incomprehensible.
Media offline
Not to mention the SAS raids
On airfields ammo, and supply depots
With there self modified jeeps
Home made Louis bombs
And some help from the LRDG
(the camp they made from stolen gear from the friendly forces included a piano)
society faces an imminent defeat in egypt …. capturing this strategic port would perhaps help to advance the war effort
why is media offline written in many languages?
💰Money/gold wins every war and built every empire. The British empire was cashed in for American weapons and the first American empire. Bargain sale.
This is the worst map, why have you coloured then land in blue and the ocean in sand colour?
why do you pronounce "Stumm" in 2 syllables? It is just 1.
M4 "It is admitted that American tanks played a great part in the Battle of Egypt. America has been in this war for only a year. Why is it that in that short time she has been able to produce a first-class tank like the General Sherman whereas Great Britain, after three years of war and several years of preparation before the war, has not been able to do so."
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Hansard DEBATE ON THE ADDRESS 17 November 1942
Churchill "The President also sent us a large number of self-propelled 105 mm. guns, which are most useful weapons for contending with the 88 mm. high velocity guns, of which the Germans have made so much use. One ship in this convoy—this precious convoy—was sunk by a U-boat, but immediately, without being asked, the United States replaced it with another ship carrying an equal number of these weapons. All these tanks and high velocity guns played a recognisable part, indeed an important part, in General Alexander's battle."
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Hansard DEBATE ON THE ADDRESS HC Deb 11 November 1942 vol 385 cc8-56
Everything is 20-20 in Hindsight.
Because of the USA north African campaign have been won
Also from the colony of Seychelles. The Grandfather of my wife fought in El Alamein and Tobruk.
Nowadays in Seychelles, there's a small village on the mountain on the main island name "kan tobruk" means Tobruk Camp. The name is given in honor to our fellow brave man from Seychelles who fought and killed in the seige of Tobruk. There's also a small pub in town name Tobruk Club that was founded by the WW2 Vet in early 70s.
Yet Seychelles never appear and never mentions in all documentary of WW1 and WW2.
General 'Ouch-inleck'? Ouch to you too. His name was like 'Orc-inleck'. Please, why do lazy commentators not bother to find out how names are pronounced? I couldn't watch this after that horror.
Or How logistics and Intel won the battle.
General AWK-in-LECK, not OUCH-in-LECK. Do do you not listen to the TTS output before giving the go ahead?
Churchill Sept 42 "In spite of the heavy losses which I mentioned, the Army of the Western Desert is now stronger actually and relatively than it has ever been. In fact, so large have the new reinforcements which have reached this Army been, that what is to a large extent a new Army has been created while the fighting has actually been in progress. The principal measures which rendered this possible were taken before the disaster of Tobruk, and, indeed, before the opening of the battle at Gazala in May. They were part of the general preparation which, looking ahead, we made for the hazards and stresses of the Desert campaign of 1942. As far back as March last I asked President Roosevelt to lend me shipping to transport an additional 40,000 or 50,000 men to the Middle East so as to have something to veer and haul upon, so as to have a force which could be turned to the various theatres in which danger might develop. The President consented and placed at our disposal a number of American ships, and in consequence at the critical moment we had rounding the Cape a very large and well-equipped force which could be directed immediately to Egypt. It is to that that the improvement in our affairs, the maintenance of our affairs, in that region must largely be attributed. Besides this a broadening stream of drafts to replace casualties, of equipment, tanks, anti-tank guns, "Ack-Ack" guns and vehicles of all kinds has been flowing from this country and from the United States to the Middle East, and we now 90
have in Egypt a very good, strong, well-equipped and resolute Army barring the further advance of the invader."
"I am strengthened in this view by the results of the heavy fighting of last week. Owing to the restraint and understatement which have been practised in the Middle East communiqués in deference to the taste of the House, the scale and intensity of these operations have not been realised, or have -only now begun to be realised. General Rommel has been much hampered by the sinkings of so many of his supply ships by our submarines, as well as by the British and United States air attacks renewed again from Malta and also from Egypt."
Hansard WAR SITUATION HC Deb 08 September 1942