With frederick stafford, george hilton, michael rennie, marco guglielmi. After the first battle of elalamein, egypt 150 miles west of cairo, ended in a stalemate, the second one was decisive. 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. This italianfrench coproduction was filmed with the full cooperation of the italian army, and features a starstudded international cast. The british are characterized as cold unfeeling soldiers, no worse than american directors portray axis forces, though. Furthermore, a brave english lieutenant george hilton and, of course, erwin rommel robert hossein and general montgomery michael wilding. Winston churchill referred to this as not the beginning of the end, but, perhaps, the end of the beginning. Battle of long tan documentary danger close movie based on this story vietnam war duration. A young volunteer serra arrives to the pavia division which was. At nightfall he will move out with a ten man patrol and they will engage the enemy in a violent confrontation.
Auchinleck ordered defensive positions be created on the way to cairo and also flooded parts of the nile delta. As artillery pounded the german positions, soldiers cleared enemy minefields by the light of the full moon. At 80 pages, it needed to be focused tightly on the battle. Rommel, short of fuel and against british air superiority, could not fight a mobile battle to balance montgomerys superiority in combat troops. Chronically lacking fuel due to overstretched supply lines and allied control of mediterranean sea, the only thing germans and italians. The axis army of italy and germany suffered a decisive defeat by the british eighth army. Ever since january 1942 german and italian forces under the command of general erwin rommel had been on the offensive in north africa, and by the end of june they had penetrated deep into britishheld egypt. Nevertheless, history documents the incredible bravery of some of these doomed italian units. In this dramatization of a key battle from world war ii, the story is told from the point of view of the axis forces.
The battle halted a second advance by the axis forces into egypt. Pg, 1 h 36 min frederick stafford, george hilton, michael rennie, marco guglielmi director. To echo others, this is the only war movie ive seen on the african campaign that. The army only decided to give its full cooperation after ample. It was a coproduction between italy and france where is known. The story of a marine grunt in the first battle of khe sanh april 1967 duration. This article includes a list of related items that share the same name or similar names. Imdb more info at imdb, wikipedia, rotten tomatoes, wikidata. If a full length restored print is ever released then. This isnt a bad wwii adventure, in fact a fair imitation of the bigbudget hollywood films from that vintage. 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.
On the positive side, it was free for my kindle app. Its significance was feted, a touch inaccurately, by winston churchill. There was little activity during the day pending more complete clearance of paths. Montgomerys eighth army stops rommels afrika korps in 1942 egypt.
On the night of the 23 rd of october, montgomery made his move. Its effect on morale in britain was so huge that churchill ordered the church bells to rung across britain. Decision in the desert is only going to get 2 stars. The fall egypt and the all important suez canal seems inevitable. The battle of elalamein 1969 action, drama, history, war usa. Oct 22, 2008 shot from the axis point of view, this tale shows rommel working his strategies against montgomery. The battle was fought between the axis forces, led by general erwin rommel, and the allied forces, commanded by field marshal claude auchinleck. Battles of elalamein, 127 july 1942, 23 october11 november 1942, world war ii events. Though they mistrust one another, the german and italian troops are forced to work shoulder to shoulder to ward off the british.
The new british commander, montgomery, recognized that the british advantage lay in the strength of the british supply route, versus the weakness of the axis supply routes. The war fought between the british and the germanitalian army. Free download of the old movie from 1937, exiled to shanghai. First battle 127 july 1942after victory at battle of gazala,rommel advance toward egypt was checked by general auchinleck. The scene of seesawing desert battles from 1940 to 1942. The worlds mightiest tank armadas are hot on each others tracks. 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. Mussolini has given explicit orders that italys forces were to reach the city first. Success in the battle turned the tide in the north african campaign. 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.
Join the chrononauts in a battle against nazi apologists. 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. The battle lasted from 23 october to 5 november 1942. Download ios app download ios app download android app download android app this site is using cookies under cookie policy. To echo others, this is the only war movie ive seen on the african campaign that focuses primarily on the italians.
Frederick stafford, george hilton, michael rennie, marco guglielmi, ettore manni, gerard herter, ugo adinolfi, giuseppe. If a fulllength restored print is ever released then go buy it. Shot from the axis point of view, this tale shows rommel working his strategies against montgomery. George hilton, robert hossein, and michael rennie star. On july 1 the germanitalian afrika korps led by erwin rommel attacked. Study 14 terms a, battles of ww2 flashcards quizlet. It was the site of a decisive british victory in world war ii. It marked the beginning of the end for the axis in north africa. How slight and unimpressive are often the initial causes which lead to great changes in the course of events.
Italian and german scouts sweep towards alexandria. Its the british forces of montgomery versus rommels afrika korps in a battle for supremacy of the desert. Giuseppe rizzo, buche e croci nel deserto, verona, 1969, p. If a full length restored print is ever released then go buy it. Second battle battle of alam halfa 30 august5 september 1942.
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