2nd Battle of El Alamein - End of the African Campaign DOCUMENTARY

[@KingsandGenerals]

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[@pascalyung1406]

Someone please help me! Does anyone know the name of the background music at 26:10 of K&G's Alexander Balkan Campaign video? Link here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iZ_HiJ-Pn56th68

[@MrGout-qe8en]

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[@ddjay1363]

Good vid. Your mis-pronunciation of Auchinleck was humerous though. ;-)

[@thejbomb65]

Once you’re done with the pacific war, do you think you will do the western front? Eastern front?

[@KingsandGenerals]

@@thejbomb65 still thinking, but something like that will follow

[@rafaelgustavo7786]

To think that even with all the tactical genius, improvisation, and innovation on the battlefield, there is no way to ignore the most important element in a war: Logistics. The Campaign in North Africa is clear proof of this.

[@yaldabaoth2]

Having 3 times the numbers probably helped the allies as well.

[@lesdodoclips3915]

@@yaldabaoth2only possible due to the allies better grasp of logistics.

[@Bullet-Tooth-Tony-]

@@teddypicker8799 Operation Compass 😉

[@neiloflongbeck5705]

It has always been thus, and will always be so.

[@scottmulholland1329]

Re: the obvious importance of logistics- this point also underlines perhaps the single biggest technological advance from the Allies: Alan Turing’s invention (with help from the Polish Mathematicians who learned to read the Enigma messages) of the Enigma code breaker. Without it they would not be able to inflict as much damage to Rommel’s supply line. One of my favorite stories of the war is how British intelligence prepared for the next move after this N African campaign- the Allied invasion of Italy. Operation Mincemeat. The Germans were anticipating an invasion of the European mainland. They didn’t know where the Allies would land. Bletchley Park came up with the idea of planting a Top Secret document with invasion plans that diverted the Nazi attention away from the invasion at Sicily. A corpse (dressed in an Officer’s uniform) with falsified documents on it, was slipped into the waters from a submarine off the coast of Nazi occupied Spain. The dead body washed up onto the shore and the Nazis actually bought it! They were fooled into thinking the Allies would invade Europe via the Balkans instead of Italy. Hitler would take troops away from Italy to reinforce the Balkan/Greek arena and the rest is history! If this sounds like the script from a Spy novel you would not be wrong! This idea was actually first pitched (after being asked to think of deception plans by the British Govt) by none other than ……….a young Sir Ian Fleming. The Creator of James Bond!

[@doanphat1480]

As WW1 US General John J. Pershing famously quoted “Infantry wins battles, logistics wins wars.” And the 2nd Battle of El Alamein would demonstrate how logistic would beat Rommel in this scenario.

[@neiloflongbeck5705]

According to Frederick the Great or Napoleon Bonaparte (difference sources attribute this to either man), an army marches on its stomach.

[@jboss119]

WW2 week by week is just finished the hour by hour 24 hour coverage of Dday... One of the quotes was that "the navy is a gun that fires infantry at the enemy"... The pershing quote is just as true.

[@omarziad7548]

port said resistance in suez crisis war defeated Montgomery

[@neiloflongbeck5705]

@@omarziad7548 LMFAO. Monty had nothing to do with Operation Musketeer, he was Deputy Commander of NATO at that time.

[@kaiswork3998]

it still depends doan

[@HistoryfortheAges]

As a History professor I have always had a passion for teaching my students about WWII. I tell them that the generation that fought in that war is nearly all gone. It is also why I took my lectures and put them up as a free resource for anyone who wants to learn more about the war. I have a short lecture on this battlr as well but I hope folks get a chance to watch my lecture on D-Day. I also have one on a man named Sam Sachs. Sam was both part of the invasion at Normandy as part of the 82nd Airborne, 325th glider pilot, and he liberated a camp of Holocaust survivors during the war. Happy to share

[@mctielpresidente]

This is excellent to hear! U now have a new subscriber!

[@banimil7290]

Would you call the Japanese in concentration camps in US during ww2 holocaust survivors?

[@HistoryfortheAges]

@Bani Mil no. Those were interment camps not concentration camps. They were a huge moral failure, but there was no systemic attempt to murder millions as took place during the Holocaust. So they are not the same

[@banimil7290]

@@HistoryfortheAges the Japanese were loyal citizens of this country with no record of undermining your financial system to benefit a very few and destroy the moral fabric and religious values and yet you questioned their loyalty and reacted in a defensive mode. And now you question the morality of what germans did to defend their country and their future against a minority guilty of all the charges. Their hatred for the gentiles spews out of the talmud. There are rabbies confirming all the charges against the jews and warning them of God's wrath if they deal with the gentiles in similiar manner as they did to the germans. There was not a systematic mass murdering. Most of the casualties took place when the logistics were broken from allied bombing. Why is that everyone why tries to question the jewish nerrative of holocaust comitts career suicide or worse and why are there laws against denying it? It is the only part of history which can not be questioned? As a history teacher you can not be that naive. What plagued Germany after ww1 is plaguing US now. You can choose to live in denial but it is the next generation that pats the price ond so on.

[@comradepolarbear6920]

​@@banimil7290 nah. Definitely an egregious and blatant act of xenophobia and racism directed to our nations own citizens. But the Holocaust refers specifically to those unalved by the German state during WW2. This would not just include those who were Jewish, but also romani, disabled, LGBTQIA etc. Many of these groups are unfortunately overlooked in discussions regarding the Holocaust, especially the romani

[@SuperibyP]

My grandfather participated in this battle on the side of the Allies as part of the Sudan Defense Force, a unit formed by the British. He was injured when his light vehicle drove over a mine. I never got to meet him, as he passed away before I was able to travel back home and meet him as a kid, but the stories I hear from my father about him are fascinating.

[@elivinture6672]

Rommel had no chance of winning. The brititsh forced the battle on their terms and stretched the axis to a breaking point, the battle was won before it even started, SunTzu is proud and content. Also, the production is magnificent!

[@kaiswork3998]

You clearly forgot the early war lol

[@jonasrodriguez9714]

​@@Mmjk_12in the russo-japanese war russia had a economy 6times bigger. Material superiority enhances the chances but it is no guarantee of victory

[@jonasrodriguez9714]

@@Mmjk_12 germany destroyed the BEF the french army and poland in 9 month although combined they were stronger in terms of industry and army. When germany attacked the SU it signed her fate like napoleon 130 years before. Both were capable of destroy superior alliances. Defeat always is possible.

[@petarzyapkov3201]

@@jonasrodriguez9714 The Russians also had an all time incompetent navy and waged war 13 thousand km from their homeport. Literally nothing going for the Germans here unlike for the Japanese in 1905

[@danielating1316]

@@jonasrodriguez9714 French defeat was possible because Germany struck their heartland- the home country itself. But keep in mind that Rommel was fighting in Africa, which was neither the heartland of Nazi Germany or of Britain. So logistics was of supreme importance.

[@marcobassini3576]

The italian elite parachute division "Folgore" was holding the south of the Axis front and was hit by waves of tanks since day 1 of the battle. They managed to hold the line till the end without retreating a single meter. They finished the battle with only 10% of survivors and surrendered only when they had nothing left but stones to throw at the British tanks. Montgomery aknowledged the heroic stand of the division "beyond what was humanly possible" and let the survivors parade rifles in their hands in front of the British troops before being imprisoned. A white marble stone in the desert of El Alamein says: "Mancò la fortuna, non il valore” (it lacked luck, not valor).

[@Mike-zf4xg]

Italians were weak

[@bastablax91]

ti piacerebbe aahah. abbiamo fatto schifo dalla prima puntata all ultima. risparmiaci con la folgore

[@steveburton9242]

In north africa, the italians did their best with what they had. They fought valiantly. Don't believe conventional wisdom of history.

[@christiancaspillo8584]

@@Mike-zf4xg Correction .The Italians were never weak.

[@alessandrogalli1609]

​@@Mike-zf4xggli italiani con i bastoni a piedi hanno coperto la ritirata Tedesca e sfondare l'accerchiamento e a tornare dal massacro in Russia

[@ThePacificWarChannel]

Absolutely loved writing this one, a legendary and very complex battle that changed the entire war! Logistics, Logistics, Logistics.

[@dynamo1796]

The pronunciation is atrocious though. The narrator is ostensibly English but can’t even get Auchinleck right lol.

[@matic93t]

Your writing is always very detailed and it shows that you are very dedicated to detail and accuracy. The storytelling is always on point, we appreciate you

[@EnclaveEmily]

A very important battle in modern history that a lot of people know very little about other than that it happened. Great stuff guys!

[@grimkupid8478]

My grandfather served in Africa during the war with the Royal Canadian Air Force, granted it was after this battle, but did bring back some of the few memories of him I have. Thanks for this trip down memory lane while learning more about this theater in the war.

[@gabbor3529]

The Italians fought giving their best in this battle... just think that the last communiqué coming from Ariete before its disintegration was: 《Enemy tanks raided south. With this Ariete surrounded. It is located about five kilometers northwest of Bir el Abd. Ariete's tank fight.》

[@Badger13x]

Very true the general view is that the Italians were poor fighters, but their units that were equipped with good arms in good quantities were the equal of any in the conflict. Italy being still fairly agricultural with limited resources were always going to struggle badly to adequately equip their armed forces.

[@sandycaspillo6731]

@@Badger13x the italians were good fighters they're weapons sometimes is not working or jammed.

[@gabbor3529]

@@Badger13x Rather wrong to believe that the Italians were poor fighters. They only had a high command composed of people who became generals through nepotism (except Messe and a few others) and weapons that were not suitable for this war. As for the soldiers per se, they pulled their b@lls out when they had to fight. Another example I could give, always concerning El Alamein, is the action of the Folgore paratroopers who, despite having run out of ammunition and were worn out, never raised the white flag and fought until their annihilation (only 600 survived I think)...

[@sandycaspillo6731]

@@Badger13x And also The Italians are good fighters . Take an Example of Folgore at El Alamein.

[@crazygrainger2006]

For Australian soldiers, both battles of El Alamein and the Kokoda Trail were fought at the same time. The Aussies were hard at work, and the Rats of Tobruk (9th Division 2nd AIF) landed at Lae in the South-West Pacific Campaign. Also on turning points, El Alamein happened 26 years after the Battle of Romani and 25 years after the Battle of Beersheba.

[@Giveme1goodreason]

Fun fact more than 1 general on Montgomery’s staff lamented the fact they did not have the Australian 9th division to deploy on D-Day. Which when you consider how wasted that forces was in the pacific by McArthur it’s a shame they weren’t in Europe.

[@chrisgoldston9755]

@@Giveme1goodreasonnot wasted mate, defending Australia in the Pacific from Japanese invasion rather than being used as cannon fodder in Europe.

[@davidhughes8357]

My father served in north Africa Sicily and Italy. This brings it to life after so many years.

[@robbierobinson8819]

My father was one of the few South Africans who managed to get out of Tobuk and with his vehicle and antitank gun headed south into the desert, evaded capture, met up with the Long Range Desert Group and reached Eight Army lines. There he was attached to an artillery regiment and fought through the first battle of El Alamein. Thereafter he was re-united with the South African forces for the remainder of the North African war.

[@WARLOCKIKITCLAW]

Another amazing documentary! And kudos for highlighting the Italian efforts as well, since most 'common' history books focus primarily on the Germans and mention the Italians often as a side note.

[@Z3kyTw0]

You guys have probably the greatest military History documentary videos on KZbin! Excellent work guys

[@Ihavpickle]

I mean he's okay😒😒😒

[@lyndoncmp5751]

Von Mellenthin, Rommels 2nd in command at El Alamein wrote : "Montgomery was a master of logistics, in the desert we in the staff warned Rommel that our recce had seen fuel and ammo dumps forward of the battle. Rommel shrugged and said not important we will deal with 'another British general here'. That Montgomery did this meant that he believed where he would be in the weeks to come"" From Von Mellenthin: Panzer Battles, Chapter IX Farewell To Africa, pages 137/138.

[@davidhughes8357]

This visual concept and extensive detail is so exemplary. You always present masterpieces of military history. Thank you Kings and Generals!!!!

[@almighty5839]

I’m so glad kings and generals is starting and doing more WW2 videos.

[@vortega472]

I guess you guys changed your schedule for the Pacific - no complaints - just got used to it on Tuesdays - but happy we get some more WWII Documentaries. Keep up the good work, but know the Pacific is one of my major go to video fixes.

[@RafaelSantos-pi8py]

The way to become the best general is to also have the best quartermaster at your side fulfiling all your logistical needs. Remember Napoleon, "An army marches on its stomach.".

[@Bullet-Tooth-Tony-]

"The swine is not attacking" A sign that the Eighth Army were no longer going to fall for Rommel's predictable tactics of retreating his armour onto his hidden flak guns. This time it was the Germans who were now dancing to the Allies tune.

[@lyndoncmp5751]

Yes, this greatly frustrated Rommel. I like this from Von Mellenthin. "" Montgomery was a master of logistics, in the desert we in the staff warned Rommel that our recce had seen fuel and ammo dumps forward of the battle. Rommel shrugged and said not important we will deal with 'another British general here'. That Montgomery did this meant that he believed where he would be in the weeks to come""

[@Bullet-Tooth-Tony-]

@@lyndoncmp5751 Yeah as a strategist and planner he was very good and the Germans knew it. My top 6 for WW2 British commanders are Hugh Dowding, Monty, Slim, O Connor, Pip Roberts and Auchinleck.

[@archivesoffantasy5560]

@@Bullet-Tooth-Tony- Hugh Dowding?

[@Bullet-Tooth-Tony-]

@@archivesoffantasy5560 Oh yeah should have said i was talking about land commanders, if it's overall leadership, yeah it's surely Dowding.

[@archivesoffantasy5560]

@@Bullet-Tooth-Tony- He was not a military commander but our overall most important person in WW2 was Turing in my opinion. Though Churchill’s unrelenting opposition was perhaps / probably the only reason others got the chance to show their skill.

[@danumbert7983]

My great father fought in this battle serving under the Brescia division. He was captured after the destruction of the Brescia, Folgore and Ariete during the rear guard action.

[@maximipe]

For all the trolling Italians get in the war here they fought as well if not better than any of the other forces.

[@Bullet-Tooth-Tony-]

@@maximipe Yeah the Italians fought a brave rearguard while the Germans ran with their tails between their legs.

[@Viktor-gi5up]

​​@@maximipei mean Rommel chosen our Grandpa because probably he thought that italians were worth less than his own troops. (I said our grandparents because I'm Italian, sorry)

[@samuelmargueret9626]

Kings and general is just epic you guys switch from different topic every week , it's like watching the tv but it's way way better !! Long live kings and generals !! You have my full support

[@Brahmdagh]

The biggest downside of operation Barbarossa for Germany was the fact that Lufftwaffe, which was already struggling in bombing Britain before the operation, was now stretched way too thin to secure the Mediterranean supply routes essential for this campaign.

[@Swift-mr5zi]

50% of German transport aircraft were in the Mediterranean sea during the Stalingrad airlift and Germany & Italy lost thousands of aircraft fighting for control of North Africa and the broader Middle East - Mediterranean zone of conflict in ww2. Keeping in mind the that 50% of all German war related output was on aircraft and the relative Italian strengths in aviation and its Navy compared to its Army, this zone of conflict begins to seem underrated. As one example, the siege of Malta, consider that the Axis lost 23% of its total merchant shipping (72% of Italian merchant fleet, over 500 aircraft.

[@alganhar1]

Add to the previous comment the fact that unlike their ground forces the majority of the Luftwaffe's strength was focussed West against the every increasing British and American Air Power. While 70 - 75% of German ground troops fought on the Eastern Front, for the Luftwaffe the ratio was reversed. 70 - 75% of the Luftwaffe's assets were in the West. So the effect of Barbarossa on Luftwaffe air power in the Mediterranean is often over represented. It was not even close to being as impactful as many try to claim. Did it have some impact? Of course, one does not open a second major front in a war without having to reduce forces elsewhere, but the major deployment of the Luftwaffe in Russia was focussed almost entirely on the initial Barbarossa attack, and by the time El Alemain was fought most of those air assets had already been relocated West. Hell, Germanys only specialised anti shipping unit was based in the Med for most of the war, and constant fast attack runs dubbed Rhubarb's by RAF Fighter pilots were constantly requiring German fighter responses to stop their air bases being too badly shot up. So even though the Strategic bombing had yet to hit its full stride, British and later American fighter sweeps were causing plenty of problems for the Luftwaffe in France and the Low Countries during this period.

[@Brahmdagh]

​@@alganhar1 According to Indy Neidell WW2 Episodes 164 & 165 in October 1942: "All hell broke loose in Stalingrad". At the same time as alAlamain Germans were also pushing heavy in the Caucasus A 25-30% is a large number. Probably around a few thousand planes. Likely enough to safely escort a significant number to convoys, if not tilt the balance of power in the air entirely. Axis might have even taken Malta earlier, which had survived by just the last thread.

[@chaptermastermarneuscalgar6926]

The Lufftwaffe actually came close to winning the battle of Britain on two occasions. 1: The R.A.F was basically brought to it's knees and would have been wiped out if the Lufftwaffe hadn't of switched it's objectives from bombing R.A.F bases to bombing British cities, this change in objective gave the R.A.F time to rebuild it's strength. 2: Near the end of the Battle of Britain some higher ups within the R.A.F ousted Hugh Dowding and the tactics these cretins introduced were so bad they would have handed victory to the Lufftwaffe, fortunately the Lufftwaffe had already given up on trying to win air superiority at this point.

[@indyrock8148]

My grandfather fought in this battle. Battalion lost their radio and they were caught between 6 panzers and 6 cruisers. He ran across the sand dunes to the cruisers and coordinated a combined arms offensive against the panzers! Cruisers and anti-tank guns Kidney Ridge.

[@omarbradley6807]

The Qatara depression is composed of soft sand, thus the tanks couldn't traverse it, (it is one of eight of the existing depressions in the Sahara, but it is the closest to the sea and bigest)

[@Luke-tw7wt]

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.

[@Swift-mr5zi]

The Snipe outpost was defended by the 2nd battalion Rifle Brigade regiment, not South African or Kiwi units and they destroyed around 50 Axis armoured vehicles with a handful of anti-tank guns

[@thebirdbrand]

Can’t wait for you guys to do a WWII week-week documentary of the War in Europe akin to your Pacific War Series!! 🤞🏻😊🙏🏻

[@Broken_dish]

the detail in this video is insane i always wanted to learn more about the details of the africa campaign like where the troop movements were how many corps where deployed things like that its hard to find a youtube video detailing such things they tend to just gloss over the big picture and the ones that do go into detail are kinda dry dont have this kind of animation to go along with the commentary these videos should be shown in school i had a ww2 class in high school and it did not even come close to being as good of a account of this battle as these videos do.. keep up the good work

[@vallodjaexp3049]

Alam el Halfa was not a minor defeat considering that offensive strategic consideration was no more after that blow with a big loss of the tanks. Everything else awesome.

[@loupiscanis9449]

Thank you , K&G . 🐺

[@McKamikazeHighlander]

Auchinleck's name is pronounced "ORK-in-leck". The narrator made him sound German lol

[@t.wcharles2171]

Like the bird.

[@MarshaBonForte]

The British Navy deserves a lot of credit for Montgomery’s ultimate success. They maintained British logistical support for Egypt, while simultaneously crippling Rommel’s supply situation.

[@andrehenrique2093]

You made a wonderful map for this video. Thanks again for more this high quality video.

[@gordonferrar7782]

Absolutely magnificent bit of work.

[@mohamedseif1479]

fun fact : the largest beach in the city of matrouh in masr (egypt) still carries the name of the great general rommel until this day

[@bluespaceman7937]

Very interesting to learn about how they have named such a place. Good information.

[@greygalah]

i really enjoy your effort in creating this marvelous documentaries. As for some strange pronunciations, all i do is smile and continue with enjoyment

[@bradleywoods1999]

I'd love a series on the war in africa ww2, just like the pacific series.

[@nolanlewis538]

Rommel success was partly due to his own brilliance and the incredible incompitence of the british, if he had proper supplies and reinforcements though he would have pushed the allies out of the middle east.

[@lyndoncmp5751]

Myth I'm afraid. Rommel actually had overwhelming numerical superiority and enough supplies for a while in 1941 after the British diverted the majority of their forces to Greece and Crete. Rommel still failed to take advantage of this, outrunning his supply lines etc. He didn't fully grasp logistics. Nobody on either side in the desert war did until Montgomery came along.

[@lyndoncmp5751]

@JCM- V He had enough supplies and fuel for a period in spring 1941. He had overwhelming numerical superiority as well at that point. He still failed to take Egypt.

[@omarbradley6807]

At Alam el Halfa, Walter Nehring was almost mortally wounded by an air attack and got replaced by Fritz Bayerlein, while Von Bismarck was killed by a mine.

[@bvansenu]

If anyone is curious what the text says in that frame in the first 30 seconds, it just says "Media Offline" in like a dozen languages.

[@blu3508]

man I paused so many times to see what this was

[@ESANTAAR_T]

Beautiful video. Makes me hope to see one about the battle of the Kasserine pass some day.

[@joshk96]

Love the North African campaign the back and forth and expert tactics are so interesting to learn about

[@thibaultsardet7399]

The Free French of Marshal Pierre Koenig were also able to give respite to the allies at El-Alamein, by holding the Axis forces for two weeks at Bir-Hakeim.

[@HurricaneOK1]

Operation Bacon, Operation Manhood... Auchenleck was legendary at naming operations.

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

Well, for one, Rommel used his tactic too often, the British became somewhat acquainted with it. And Gott's death was perhaps a blessing in disguise.

[@lyndoncmp5751]

Yes. Rommel like Patton, only had one tactic and when that failed he had no plan b. Patton was the same in the Lorraine.

[@Latinkon]

When CoH 3 originally released in March, I commented the lack of interest of Relic/Sega to appeal to history fans when they seemingly didn't sponsor KZbin channels such as this. I find it interesting they did this only after the fact the PC version got mixed reviews from players, and for the console version at that. Anyway, great video as usual!

[@jamiekuzma8827]

Another great episode, thanks guys

[@mitchrichards1532]

Rommel got cocky, overconfident, and addicted to a gambling mentality because he'd won too many in the recent past. He lost his expert signal intercept unit due to a highly risky move, was out of supplies, troops were exhausted and attrited, was on ground that heavily favored the defender, etc. He should have known better...

[@كوكبحتشبسوت]

Am from marsa matruh my grandpa told me that the population of Egypt was handing Italian and German flags waiting for their arrival and that the king of Egypt refuesed to send the egyption army to fight for the allies there Is alot of minesweeping in the area in el alamein there is also a beach named after Romel in matruh

[@anzaca1]

Always cool to hear about New Zealand troops!

[@Tankhorse02]

The Māori battalion

[@omarbradley6807]

It must be noted who Mussolini was actually the one who pushed Rommel to remain in contact after he solicited permission to whitdrawal, that is a reason of why the Italian units remained so long on the battlefield.

[@antoniodemunari3335]

It was also the fact they weren't motorized and had to moove by foot, Rommel also decided to sacrifice them to allaw his forces to withdrow

[@beefy1986]

I request Kings and Generals to make a full blown series on the African and Middle Eastern theatre of WW2 just like the Pacific series. Please its a massive request. You would be doing a lot of good. Also, an entire series on the Sicilian and Italian campaign would be a great follow up to the African campaign.

[@theawesomeman9821]

I second that!

[@Bullet-Tooth-Tony-]

Especially an episode on Operation Compass, a master piece of mobile warfare.

[@shehansenanayaka3046]

Erwin rommel is the only commander who was the headache of allied commanders. He was a brilliant commander and tactician. Kings and generals one of my fav channels. Brilliant doc. Only the supply problem forced rommel to lose some battles and the decisive battle of el alamein. Love from Sri Lanka ❤️🔥.

[@sebastianibacache6608]

in my humble opinion, and after studying and analizing the british forces in the ww2 for a long time, i can say that Monty turned in to my favorite general as well the british forces , unfairly hated and underrated, you can actually see in the 2° battle of alamein itself how he restored and organized the shaterred eight army, only with the art of logistic, and then when he already have a firm front and restored army , attacked in complex manouvers as operation lightfoot and other massive ofensives, but all that thanks to the most important matter , the logistic and at the same time attacking and harassing the enemies resources convoys , affecting evenmore Rommel's logistic, tiding up a rope around rommels force's neck and limitating their movements and attacking strength. Putting this in another way... Monty made sure he wil win the battle (the entire capaign) at all cost, as he take the lead of the battle now forcing the germans to fight the battle at monty's style and not succumbing in the trap of fighting in rommel's style in a massive-tactic tank battle in a plain camp, a trap that many other british generals fell in the earlier moments of the campaign... Monty basically was an absolute experienced, and competent general as big as the other claimed generals of the time, but with his own style of fighting, a one that surely would make sun tzu very proud and glad, i could be talking about Monty's campaigns for hours but i think i made my point very clear, besides my english vocabulary is beginning to crumble xd , i'm not a native english speaker so i apologize for my grammar mistakes Xd i'm doing my best

[@lyndoncmp5751]

Indeed, and Rommels second in command at El Alamein Friedrich von Mellenthin agreed with you. "" That Montgomery was probably the best tactician if not the best strategist of the war is undoubted. we knew his methods well, his ability to move a division across our front in 1940 fighting by day and moving through the night was because of his adherence to training his men. His arrival in the desert changed the 8th army, he was ruthless in his will to win and impressed this on others. He was a very good army trainer and he changed the battle into an infantry battle supported by artillery. The devastation of his attacks with artillery shocked us. When the Americans stalled in 1944 (Ardennes), we knew without being told that Montgomery was in the region, he was very good at realising when a battlefield had become confused, we talked of his 'tidying up the battlefield' and reorganising lines of communication.Montgomery was a master of logistics, in the desert we in the staff warned Rommel that our recce had seen fuel and ammo dumps forward of the battle. Rommel shrugged and said not important we will deal with 'another British general here'. That Montgomery did this meant that he believed where he would be in the weeks to come"" From Von Mellenthin: Panzer Battles, Chapter IX Farewell To Africa, pages 137/138.

[@nickdanger3802]

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." below 22 Hansard DEBATE ON THE ADDRESS HC Deb 11 November 1942 vol 385 cc8-56

[@euansmith3699]

Auchinleck is, to the best of my knowledge, pronounced, "Ork-in-lek".

[@tarekmahfouz7635]

Strategically, ،together with Stalingrad, the battle of Alamein has definitely changed the course & tides of WWII "180 degrees". And on the national level, after the end of the War and up till this very moment, Axis & Allied nations have never upheld their international responsibility of demining those millions of landmines, unexploded shells and war remnants, which prevented Egypt from developing its Northern Coast for decades!

[@Dave_Sisson]

I'm surprised no one has commented on the pronunciation of Auchinleck, it's actually pronounced Awk-in-lek. Otherwise a really excellent documentary, but perhaps the writers should check the narrators pronunciation of names in the future?

[@andrewsema359]

Another incredible story of the Desert War against the Afrika Korps. And how the battles ebbed back and forth. Thanks K&G. Everyday I learn how it was and share this with others who want to know about WW II and the Putin invasion of Ukrainian. Your team keeps me on my toes wanting more and what will be next covered.

[@AgentGB1]

Great vid

[@richardstone5552]

You do great work

[@danieln6700]

It's interesting see how much logistics help

[@charlesjohnson6777]

Outfoxing the desert fox himself

[@jonbaxter2254]

That decoy switcharoo was genius.

[@Cosmic_Fury]

(seems a downed frame at 0:25 made it into the video.) Red blip aside, this is fantastic presentation. I knew three or four WWII vets when I was younger, but neither had fought in the African campaigns. One was a member of the 82nd although he never spoke of his actions as part of that unit. Another fought on the Pacific front. One more worked in some field related to logistics within the US. One more after that (a grandfather) was stationed in Germany during the 50's.

[@gura_dura]

Goodness, looks so great and epic!

[@timberwolfe1645]

Wow!!! To think!!! If those planes hadn't shot down the guy in charge, then there would never have been a MONTGOMERY for the Battle of the Bulge

[@vaughantutty2227]

My late grandfather fought there when he was 17, up against the desert fox My mother, said my grandfather, her dad,they respected Rommel but that was it

[@sanher20]

Please do the East African campaign and the battle of Tanga of WW1

[@andreaannibale1465]

Very well explained. Thanks

[@commissarlorax3406]

Love your work chief, except it did bother me the pronunciation of Auchinleck

[@KaiHung-wv3ul]

A surprise to be sure, but most definitely a welcome one.

[@skootos]

My grandfather fought in El Alamein with the Greek corps. He told me about the night battles which lasted 12 days. Told me about the patrols on the sea too. Their victory was a miracle given from a nearby church of Saint Minas he believed though. Like a tornado the germans were blown away, he said to me.

[@marrrtin]

My great uncle was at this battle in the Royal Artillery, commanding a battery of howitzers at the age of 19. It was, as Stalingrad, a turning point in the war.

[@shantanutilak9195]

Always feel sad when i think of the little known and ultimately futile yet heroic last stand by the Ariete division, "Carri Ariete combattono!"

[@suddentroubles9501]

Algorithm o Algorithm please grant this content creator great fortune

[@DoctorXProducer]

After the 21st Panzer snuck in under cover of a sandstorm, the 18th Indian Brigade was decimated while holding off Rommel throughout the first day...they bought the 8th Army much needed time to respond. Wish K&G put more detail into the that valiant stand at Deir El Shein, since they knocked out 18 tanks, leaving Rommel with only 37 for the rest of Alamein.

[@billy.g3597]

My Grandfather was a gunner with the 97th field regiment Royal Artillery. This regiment (or what was left of it) supported the 18th Indian Infantry brigade at Deir El Shein. When this position was finally over run my Grandfather was captured. Later he was killed aboard SS Scillin, along with 800 other POW's. My mother was barely 2 years old at the time.

[@billballbuster7186]

Rommel had lost his intelligence coup which accounted for his "incredible" victories 10/1941 to 7/1942. Montgomery steadily breached the minefields and attacked Rommel in force, Rommel had no answer and ended up retreating over 2,000 kilometers across North Africa to Tunisia. Rommel never won another battle against the British.

[@lyndoncmp5751]

Yep. US liason officer Colonel Bonner F Fellers was sending daily update reports from Cairo to the Pentagon and the Germans, via Italian help, were accessing these reports. The jist of these were on Rommels desk the next day. As you say once this ended so did Rommels victories against 8th Army.

[@bluespaceman7937]

Of course, but at that point the intelligence coup was working for the allies as well. In addition to the major logistical issues.

[@jazh7874]

Thanks!

[@MrJucesar2005]

Excellent video as always but something was left out. British and US had broken the German code for communications and knew EVERYTHING Rommel was going to do. He was also worn down, every victory brought irreplesables loses. Outstanding General.

[@lyndoncmp5751]

And Rommel also knew what the allies were doing for a long time due to intercepting reports from American liason officer Colonel Bonner F. Fellers in Cairo to Washington in daily reports from December 1941 to July 1942. The Italians acquired the codes from the US embassy in Rome and shared info with the Germans. The Germans were getting detailed breakdowns of everything they could possibly want to know about the British 8th army. Fellers sent his dispatches every night and they were decoded and retransmitted to Rommel by lunchtime on the following day. Rommel was an excellent divisional or corps level armour tactician but he was not a great army level grand strategist like Montgomery was and didn't have the same grasp of logistics.

[@MrJucesar2005]

@@lyndoncmp5751 I think I disagree. Montgomery was a fool. Check his master operation in Belgium where 10,000 soldiers were massacred by his bold move. He is just a creation of British pride and propaganda. Rommel was a Generalisimo an honorable commander who Hitler could not afford to kill and the Allies were forced to respect.

[@Bullet-Tooth-Tony-]

@@MrJucesar2005 You do realise that others were also involved in planning Market Garden right?

[@MrJucesar2005]

@@Bullet-Tooth-Tony- Montgomery owned it. And failed miserably, guy was no commander just military beaurocrat sent to the front.

[@Bullet-Tooth-Tony-]

@@MrJucesar2005 While Montgomery did back the operation and took some interest in the land campaign the airborne side was planned by Browning and Brereton, and it's those two who get most of the blame for the failure of the operation.

[@DocuAddict666]

Could we maybe please get rid of the red screen flashing things like at almost exactly 0:25 where it says "Media offline" in many different languages? I think some people maybe be sensitive to that, perhaps those with epilepsy, but I'm not sure. Thanks for considering it. Love your content since years.

[@johnboxler8989]

Great video

[@egyroadquest]

both the allies and the axis planted more than 15 million land mine that prevented development in one of the most beautiful beaches in the world for half a century .. i highly recommend you to see what Egypt have done in Al Alamein in the past 5 years .. we didn't cry and demanded the germans or the british to pay for what they have done in our country...

[@Bullet-Tooth-Tony-]

Just as the Brits continue to find unexploded bombs dropped from the Luftwaffe around the country

[@Titus-as-the-Roman]

The British, adapting procedures first by the New Zealand-ers, their coordinated Time-on-Target Artillery barrages were Battle Winners which shortly all the Allies would incorporate into their Doctrine except for maybe the Soviets, their philosophy was an Artillery piece every 20 Feet for several miles and 20 feet behind for several layers

[@nerryluc4285]

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.

[@jasonhernandez1182]

"Babe, wake up. The new Kings and Generals video just dropped."

[@owenowen212]

21:13 What is a "simulated Chinese diversionary attack"?

[@louisavondart9178]

All smoke and mirrors. Lots of movement creating huge clouds of dust but no real attack.

[@vikarsnkrs2071]

Next discussing the 1st and 2nd Chechen wars, I really want to know that, by the way, the historical content is very useful for knowledge

[@eMkaAce]

More historical stuff please.

[@Taree5_X_7adouta]

thanks for the great video.. but there is a tiny mistake if you allow me to correct " ALAMEIN " city was named like this due to the presence of two mountains surrounding it " the salt mountain " جبل الملح and " Jabal at Tayr " جبل الطير and not because of the two flags which the british has placed at the railway station IN arabic , the word mountain has many names and one of them is ALAM " علم " and the word ALAMEIN means two mountains

[@sebastianschmidt369]

I love Rommel

[@Stand_By_For_Mind_Control]

Lol those red 'missing frame' frames in the old footage are freaking me out.

[@kelvinripia1196]

Everything is 20-20 in Hindsight.

[@A.Severan]

The Libyans were also a part of this campaign. A population of around 1 million fought the Axis, with some 250,000 of them dying in the process. Further, a substantial amount of what's labeled as the British army in this theater was composed of Libyan divisions. The Libyans are forgotten Allies.

[@dayros2023]

Why lie?

[@A.Severan]

@@dayros2023 What’s the lie? You’re welcome double check what I wrote. Your lack of knowledge about their sacrifice just proves my point about their being a forgotten allies.

[@ginovisto8368]

​@@A.Severan the libyans were at the time integrated in the Italians state Churchill in person lamented that they weren't supported by the natives population when they entered in libya

[@A.Severan]

@@ginovisto8368How is that the case when, according to the sources, the Senussi Order was instrumental in the Axis defeat in Libya. “Senussi groups led by Idris formally allied themselves with the British Eighth Army in North Africa against the German and Italian forces. Ultimately, the Senussis proved decisive in the British defeat of both Italy and Germany in North Africa in 1943.” The Libyan army itself traces its origin from its fight against the Axis during WWII, “the Libyan Arab Force, initially known as the British Arab Force before eventually becoming the Cyrenaica Defence Force in March 1943, was an armed combatant military unit paid, equipped and trained by the British Army during the Second World War.” Additionally, Libyans were relentlessly fighting what later became the Axis long before WWII, since 1922, when the fascists took over of Italy. I’d appreciate any contrary sources.

[@ginovisto8368]

@@A.Severan i did a quick research on the topic and i found out that some libyans really fought for the british in ww2 but they were used as garrison tropps mainly so i don't really understand what do you mean when you tell me that they were decisive.

[@Zach-s5g]

Anyone notice in between the intro about that red pop up for a split second?

[@thomasandrew1279]

Finally, another good video about strategy on another great battle besides battles in Pacific War or War In Ukraine 2022. Great video, I like it

[@omarbradley6807]

One more thing, the Desert Air Force (DAS) was composed by the RAF best pilots.

[@Kili2807]

Logistics are everything