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. There are numerous scenes of tank battles between the allied forces led by montgomery and rommels afrika corps. Battles of elalamein, 127 july 1942, 23 october11 november 1942, world war ii events. The battle was fought between the axis forces, led by general erwin rommel, and the allied forces, commanded by field marshal claude auchinleck. However, the british were hampered by poor strategy and communications. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. In this battle, some 300,000 men and some 1500 tanks were involved in a brutal battle. 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.
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. Elalamein is the seaward northern end of a 40milewide bottleneck that is flanked on the south by the. Set during the titular desert battle of 1942, the film departs from expectation by concentrating on the axis point of view. This is not a forum for general discussion of the articles subject put new text under old text.
Second battle battle of alam halfa 30 august5 september 1942. Click here to start a new topic please sign and date your posts by typing four tildes new to wikipedia. His name was bernard montgomery and he intended to win the war in north africa once and for all. This is the best recording i have ever seen of this movie. The highest honor 1982 full movie wwii z special force australia japan singapore pacific theater duration. As rommel swept toward the nile, the fall of egypt and the.
As rommel swept toward the nile, the fall of egypt and the capture of the suez canal seemed inevitable. Free download of the old movie from 1937, exiled to shanghai. The battle lasted from 23 october to 5 november 1942. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. The battle was to prove decisive in the north african campaign. If u find any movie with download link unavailable leave a comment under that movie i will reupload quick. 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. While the consequences of the battle are not as clear cut as its successor, the strategic impact it had on the war was nevertheless significant. As rommel swept toward the nile, the fall of egypt and the capture of the suez canal.
First battle 127 july 1942after victory at battle of gazala,rommel advance toward egypt was checked by general auchinleck. As the allies are about to attack the german and italian positions in north. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. This marked the first combat experience for us troops against nazi germany, and helped squeeze the remaining axis forces into tunisia and they. This was before the development of flail tanks used on dday, or better yet the mine clearing line charge which i was surprised to learn is a. I took ispiration from an italian war movie which is about this battle. Synopsis set during the titular desert battle of 1942, the film departs from expectation by concentrating on the axis point of view. Shot from the axis point of view, this tale shows rommel working his strategies against montgomery. Despite their preparations, the german panzers were again unable to break through. Mussolini has given explicit orders that italys forces were to reach the city first.
It marked the beginning of the end for the axis in north africa. Though they mistrust one another, the german and italian troops are forced to work shoulder to shoulder to ward off the british. In this dramatization of a key battle from world war ii, the story is told from the point of view of the axis forces. Italian and german scouts sweep towards alexandria.