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The Italians dreamed of glory Italian tacticians made many mistakes The british surprised them on Dec. 9 British armor raced along the Libyan coast Coastal towns had been turned into fortresses They proved to be no match for the Highly mobile British forces One after another the towns fell to the British The Italian army was trapped By 1941 the British occupied the eastern half of Libya Feb 12, 1941 Rommel took control of the Africa Corps 2 armored divisions 8000 men and 135 tanks   Plus the light infantry division On April 1, the Germans Mark III and Mark IV tanks   Outranged the British The British were pushed back into Egypt However one division remained in Tobruk The infamous and stubborn rats of Tobruk Tobruk held on at first Barely enough food and water to stay alive Tobruk was needed by the Germans For their supply chain Rommel said he would finish Tobruk for good It fell on June 1 1942 Montgomery took control at El Alamein Lend lease supplies came in Axis shipping was badly damaged By Allied air strikes Oct 23, 1942 The British forces moved to the assembly areas The First Battle of El Alamein began The British halted the Axis forces from Advancing into Egypt Oct. 24, 1942 A vast troop convoy Set sail from American ports The next day, two convoys left Britain El Alamein was the first great offensive It coincided with the Battle of Stalingrad And the Battle of Guadalcanal The narrator said, "El Alamein had been the end of the beginning. For the Axis powers It was now the beginning of the end." Churchill said, "It may almost be said, 'Before Alamein we never had a victory. After Alemein we never had a defeat.'
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Mar 2, 2015
Mar 2, 2015 at 12:23 PM UTC
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The Italians dreamed of glory Italian tacticians made many mistakes The british surprised them on Dec. 9 British armor raced along the Libyan coast Coastal towns had been turned into fortresses They proved to be no match for the Highly mobile British forces One after another the towns fell to the British The Italian army was trapped By 1941 the British occupied the eastern half of Libya Feb 12, 1941 Rommel took control of the Africa Corps 2 armored divisions 8000 men and 135 tanks   Plus the light infantry division On April 1, the Germans Mark III and Mark IV tanks   Outranged the British The British were pushed back into Egypt However one division remained in Tobruk The infamous and stubborn rats of Tobruk Tobruk held on at first Barely enough food and water to stay alive Tobruk was needed by the Germans For their supply chain Rommel said he would finish Tobruk for good It fell on June 1 1942 Montgomery took control at El Alamein Lend lease supplies came in Axis shipping was badly damaged By Allied air strikes Oct 23, 1942 The British forces moved to the assembly areas The First Battle of El Alamein began The British halted the Axis forces from Advancing into Egypt Oct. 24, 1942 A vast troop convoy Set sail from American ports The next day, two convoys left Britain El Alamein was the first great offensive It coincided with the Battle of Stalingrad And the Battle of Guadalcanal The narrator said, "El Alamein had been the end of the beginning. For the Axis powers It was now the beginning of the end." Churchill said, "It may almost be said, 'Before Alamein we never had a victory. After Alemein we never had a defeat.'
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Mar 2, 2015
Mar 2, 2015 at 12:23 PM UTC
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