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Axis forces of Rommel's Afrika Corps in full retreat after facing heavy Allied attacks in El Alamein, Egypt.
Second battle of El Alamein in Egypt, North Africa, between Allied Forces and German Forces in October, 1942, during World War 2. View of Big Ben clock tower in London, England, United Kingdom. In a UK war material production facility, British women war production workers stop work to listen to BBC announcement over public address speaker that Axis forces of the Afrika Corps (Africa Corps) under German commander Rommel are in full retreat in El Alamein, Egypt. Scenes in North African of British tanks advancing past many pieces of destroyed German armor, tanks, and artillery. Views of captured German planes, artillery, tanks and prisoners. Some artillery and tanks destroyed or still smoldering from recent attack on the retreating German forces, including smoldering Panzer tanks (Pz IV). Destroyed and bombed out German Luftwaffe aircraft parked on the ground. Five divisions of Italian soldiers in the South, abandoned by Rommel are swept up by Allied forces as prisoners of war. Italian prisoners kneel at a ditch and drink water from it. German prisoners march under British guard. German General Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma, captured near the hill of Tel el Mampsra, marches on sand under British guard. Aerial views of British Royal Air Force planes bombing retreating German positions on ground. Bombs away views from aircraft, and explosions and clack smoke arises from ground. View of British RAF pilot in cockpit flying De Havilland DH 98 Mosquito aircraft and strafing German trucks and armor as they retreat across open desert. Low level views of British Mosquito aircraft as it strafes German positions, as seen from cockpit of Mosquito aircraft.
British and Free French forces battle German Afrika Corps panzers in El Alamein, Egypt during World War 2.
British troops digging trenches and preparing defenses in El Alamein, Egypt during World War II. A Free French tank crew refuels their tank from Jerry cans. Free French General, Marie Pierre Koenig talks to one of his officers. German forces of the German Afrika Corps move to attack the Allies. In August, 1942, German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel sends his panzer divisions to break through the Allied lines. German Pz.IV Lang and Italian tanks advance. British gun crews firing artillery destroy 300 German tanks. View of German tanks burning. British troops standing in sandbagged revetment.
British Eighth Army continues to advance as Germans counterattack in El Alamein, Egypt.
Second battle of El Alamein in Egypt between Allied Forces and German Forces in October, 1942. Map shows British Eighth Army advancing after first day's battle. Soldiers behind sandbag defenses. Germans start counterattack. Explosions in desert. British troops advance under attack. Map depicts Australian forces advancing in battlefield. Antitank guns are fired. Heavy explosions on ground throw billows of smoke. Aircraft overhead makes bombing run. German and Royal Air Force planes in flight. Wrecked German planes. (World War II period).
British 7th Armored Division takes over Kidney Ridge and Australian troops attack German positions in El Alamein, Egypt.
Second battle of El Alamein in Egypt between Allied Forces and German Forces in October, 1942. Map depicts Kidney Ridge taken over by 7th Armored Division. Troops fire artillery. Smoke arising from explosions by enemy. British troops and tanks advance. Humber armored car on mountain after taking over Kidney Ridge. Australian troops advance toward German positions near sea. Artillery is fired. Explosions throw billows of smoke. German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel instructs his men. German prisoners' area captured. Ambulance arrives for wounded soldiers. Wounded soldiers taken to ambulance on litters. Wounded are treated. Captured Nazi soldiers. (World War II period).
Royal Air Force planes bombing German armor and troop concentrations in El Alamein, Egypt.
Second battle of El Alamein in Egypt between Allied Forces and German Forces in October, 1942, during World War 2. German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel discuss plan with two other officers. Map depicts movement of German Division from South. Royal Air Force pilots boarding planes. Planes take off from airfield. Formation of American planes over enemy. Antiaircraft guns fired. Aircraft overhead bombs German armor and troop concentrations. Infantry advances under artillery cover as tanks continue the drive. Heavy explosions in the battlefield. Explosions throw billows of smoke. Light tanks advance. Dead soldiers in battlefield. British Field Marshal General Bernard Montgomery watches advancing tanks. Marshal Erwin Rommel with his officers. Artillery fire continues with advancing tanks. British Royal Air Force (RAF) aircraft bombs German armor positions.
First Battle of El Alamein, Egypt, in World War II
Opening scene of "Desert Victory" shows vast desert in area of El Alamein Western Egypt, during World War 2. Several British Army officers and men gather around a Humber Mk II armoured car serving as an improvised field command post. A soldier holds an aiming compass. Troops attending to themselves and their equipment, being annoyed by flies. Stripped to the waist in desert daytime heat, soldiers are seen huddled in sleeping bags during cold nights. View of approaching sand storm as it rolls over troop positions. Views of German armored columns moving through the desert. Closeup of passing German Army SdKfz. 7 half-track carrying six soldiers. German army vehicles speeding past the camera. One towing a 10.5 cm leFH 18 light howitzer. A Sd.Kfz.222 armored car. A German Stug III self-propelled assault gun. Closeup of a formation flight of German Ju 87 Stuka dive bombers. Closeup of individual Stuka, in flight, with pilot and gunner visible. German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel seen standing in an open car, accompanying his armored forces. He turns to look as they pass a knocked out British tank. Animated map showing El Alamein, where Rommel was headed with his forces. Highlights of the nearby areas of interest. A shepherd and flock in the Nile delta. View from the air of Al Rifa'i Mosque and Mosque-Madrassa of Sultan Hassan, in Cairo, Egypt. Panning view of waterfront in Alexandria, Egypt. View of the Suez Canal. Animated map returns to El Alamein. Barbed wire strung along the Mediterranean coast. Hills overlooking the Quattara Depression and closeups of its salt marsh that vehicles cannot cross. British troops moving toward El Alamein in trucks. British General Claude Auchinleck taking personal charge of the 40 mile front. British troops preparing defensive positions, using pickaxes, jackhammers, and shovels. They dig deep trenches and lay protective mines, set up machinegun positions and anti-aircraft batteries. Closeup of a British soldier manning a Vickers medium machinegun. Soldiers laying camouflage netting over defensive position. General Auchinleck standing in a vehicle, looks through binoculars. British gunners begin firing 25 pounder field pieces. German General Rommel, standing in his staff car, directs his officers. German gunners begin returning fire toward the British positions. German Ju 97 Stuka dive bombers attack and British anti-aircraft gunners defend against them. Bombs striking in the sand. A British gunner marks a 10th victory on the barrel of his anti-aircraft gun. In August, British Prime Minister, Sir Winston Churchill, is seen visiting and mingling with troops at the front. Churchill stands with General Sir Harold Alexander the new Commander-in-Chief, Middle East Command and Lieutenant-General Bernard Montgomery, new Commander of the 8th Army. Copy of directive to General Alexander, ordering him to defeat Rommel's forces.