El Alamein 1942 - Trailer

Ägypten 1942: Bei El Alamein kämpfen 104.000 Deutsche und Italiener unter der Führung Rommels gegen 195.000 alliierte Soldaten in der Entscheidungsschlacht um Afrika.
Der junge Soldat Serra hat sich freiwillig zum Einsatz gemeldet und wird zur Pavia-Division geschickt, die an der südlichen Flanke stationiert ist. Zusammen mit seinen Vorgesetzten Leutnant Fiore und Sergente Rizzo erlebt er seine persönliche Hölle: gnadenlose Hitze, Durst, Krankheit, kein Nachschub und der ständige Artillerie-Beschuss durch die Engländer. Nach einem verheerenden nächtlichen Panzerangriff erhält seine Division den Befehl zum Rückzug. Zu Fuß müssen sie einen langen Marsch durch die Wüste antreten ...

[@lawrencemiller7442]

Just finished watching this movie. All around a great film. Reminds me of "Letters from Iwo Jima". Its interesting to see the war from the eyes from the Axis. The Royal Italian Army deserves far more recognition and respect then they are give. For they where soilders fighting in the name of King and country and although they where outclassed in arms and equipment. They nevertheless fought with the hearts of warriors and with the determination and duty as soliders. I now the fascist where in charge and realistically Italy had no where near the Industry and resources to fight in this war. Mussolini ambitions and judgment simply where to cloulded with the dreams of the future. For he would dragged his nation into a war that the Italian High Command warnded that Italy (in the middle of a massive rearmanet program mind you) would not be combat ready with modern armaments and equipment until 1945. Instead he would give the command that would condemn thousands of his countrymen and women to there deaths. And bring about the end of the Kingdom of Italy, the Fascist Party and finally his own life.

[@wellardme]

My English grandfather who fought the Italians and Germans in North Africa often spoke of how he and his men detested Montgomery but has respect for Rommel. He said there was a degree of chivalry in that campaign unlike many others. Despite what the media may say what with the oncoming crisis in the EU, may Britain and Germany stand side by side as brothers.

[@90MaPa]

@Kendo4711 In this battle Italians sacrified themselves to protect ur army . Most of them were captured or died while walking in the desert when infact germans retreated on their vehicles, abandoning their allies in a deathtrap For their sacrifice I would have appreciated a bit of respect from you , rather than the usual irony about Italians

[@FairladyS130]

Yes, Rommel sacrificed the Italians so he could withdraw his Germans.

[@salcaputo4564]

Onore a voi W l'Italia

[@leoprinceoftherodeo]

Italian Bersaglieri were not an elite division, Folgore was an elite division. Italian army lacked of weapons, equipment and preparation. Italian soldiers were as good as the others, and if you say the contrary you're only a racist.

[@rpm1796]

I'm not a racist...But I've read history.

[@Kenshiroit]

@@rpm1796 Im not racist...BUT. I dont need to read further...

[@Tsumanne]

"The German soldier has impressed the world, however the Italian Bersagliere has impressed the German soldier." - Erwin Rommel.

[@carlocittadini108]

@@artjomdugin7042 not so much

[@alessiocervellin4583]

Rommel never says this thing.

[@90MaPa]

@Kendo4711 yeah is true (for example in Italy is well known the story that we went to Greece with paperboard shoes) but I just want to focus the fact that the Italians fought with what they had and did the impossible to stop the British . Certainly they didnt give up on the first try.

[@Gigi9520]

respect for fallen heroes for their country

[@90MaPa]

ehm there's a lot of difference between Usa,British Commonwealth, Ussr and italy they were a little bit bigger and resourceful than us , also consider that usa and a large part of ussr were never bombed .....

[@leoprinceoftherodeo]

"The German soldier has impressed the world, however the Italian Bersagliere soldier has impressed the German soldier. (Erwin Rommel)"

[@kal.50bmg32]

Yes, he impressed the German soldier with a cowardice and incompetence that he did not think possible.

[@alessandromuzzo4270]

Fuck you !!!we are no coward!!!my gradfather fight in Russia whith honor!!!!till the last soldier !!!!than fuck you and respect italian soldier!!!

[@_ironman_200]

​@@kal.50bmg32dumb go to study history , Rommel praised the italian charm during El Alamein 🤡

[@kal.50bmg32]

@@_ironman_200 "Italian charm"? The Italians were losers and cowards during WW2. Just tell me a single Italian victory during the North African campaign! The German Afrika Korps was sent there to save the Italian army from total defeat, just as the Wehrmacht was later sent to Greece because Italy had failed again. I don't even want to start talking about the fighting in Russia...

[@_ironman_200]

@@kal.50bmg32 1 Battle of El Alamein Operation agreement 2 Battle of El Alamein italian folgore fought till the last men for help the germans retreat and gained the onor of the arms from the americans and the British So ho to study

[@robertobulciolu3571]

Unfortunately, you are confusing the poor equipment with the fighting spirit ... and that's not good

[@infokemp]

The more I travel in Europe the more I believe we are all one blood one bone & one mind. Let nation speak peace to nation. Forever live England Europe & USA! The West standing together as one.

[@waltuh11121]

The only problem I had with the movie were the british tanks. It was obvious they couldn't get real WW2 british tanks and I don't know which models were, but at least they tried to cover them. Excellent movie btw

[@90MaPa]

you didn't understand, I haven't described the situation of the Italians in Egypt but the general situation, an army already seriously unprepared dividing his forces to the four corners of the world is even more inefficient. Concerning the prisoners put yourself in their shoes : why continue (and probably die) a war unwinnable for a leader who doesn't care about you? unlike the Germans we realized it and we removed him, then the allies have made ​​a mess

[@321reh]

To Hitler North Africa Was A Sideshow,,,To My Uncle who Fought Them...The Afrika Korps Were one of the Toughest Germans He ever Fought Against!!! To Make matters worse these fine soldiers were Led By Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel

[@RyoSaeba90]

You wrote the same things as i wrore,more or less.But as I said before people prefer to remeber caporetto instead vittorio veneto. With nothing in hands the Italians soldier fought. Do you know Amedeo Guilled known as The Devil Commander? Do you Know the actions of the Folgore in El Alamein,covering the Retreats to the Germans?The adaptability of the italians,using the tractors as APC,the actions of the soldiers of Giorgi in Cremona,and many other things.

[@_ironman_200]

No , people learn history only with meme, Also italian submarines, the csir in Russia

[@sax999able]

der film ist ebenbürtig mit stalingrad gut realistisch und orginal nicht wie andere filme zb. privat ryen der ist toll aber definitiv nicht orginal sondern hoolywood

[@antoniojimenezcorpas157]

Buena fotografía y buenos efectos especiales.

[@RyoSaeba90]

No doubt of this.But the problem was on the equipment,structures of command,logistic supports.Not in the valour,no.Don't know why,people prefer to rembember Caporetto instead of Vittorio Veneto.There are many things wich history have forgotten.

[@ThatM16guy]

Italians where brave in north Africa, but us British (and commonwealth) soldiers where far superior in training and equpiment.

[@90MaPa]

main rifle was carcano "mod 91" (yes , 1891 ) main tank was a light tank, completly useless aviation old and outnumbered no logistic suppport , no fuel , no supplies , nothing tell me how you can even think about winning a war with these things . it wasn't lack of motivation , simply there was no hopes (to confirm this i'll note that we've won ww1 , fought in the alps without any allied support)

[@mitch9651]

Italy was not ready for war. Germany was UNSTOPPABLE. Fortunately, Hitler felt sympathy for Mussolini. Mussolini preferred to be an ally of Germany (believing that he would soon win) rather than rebel and end up conquered and subdued in one day.

[@KillZone96EN]

Saw this on tv, what a film.

[@o-suntv6653]

名作です。

[@robertobulciolu3571]

you speak for the history books ... I, we talk to all the stories of our grandparents! lacked supplies but do not you dare say that lacked fighting spirit! Today our army is not discussed!

[@thebritish25]

Acually that wasnt true he was used as a scapegoat by Hitler as he was a very well loved figure in the German army. Hitler and his parinoia belived that if he started a coupt-det The Whermarcht would have followed him and after Valkerie he was not taking any chances. Also he was furious with Rommel for not being able to hold France.

[@shwanaku7525]

it's great movie

[@ww2fanatic123]

Der Titel bringt eine Menge schlechte Erinnerungen

[@Wehrkreisersatzkomma]

Sie und Ihre Männer hatten dort auch nix verloren, Herr Generalfeldmarschall ;-)

[@janhemmer1414]

+Generalfeldmarschall Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel aka. The Desert Fox Mach dir nichts draus, nächstes mal kriegst du den Montgomery

[@FairladyS130]

Yes Foxy, perhaps next time you will manage your supplies better and not waste them in indecisive battles.

[@robertobulciolu3571]

*DECIMA MAS

[@marcot.rosestolato3511]

Italy ❤

[@chazzalinko]

Siege of Tobruk, everyday the the German guns and stukas heavily bombarded Australian positions, but they didnt surrender and held the place for 6 months until they were pulled out.

[@90MaPa]

no problem just irritates me that we are always seen with the usual stereotype of being unreliable people

[@jonaswegner9137]

Weiss jemand wo man den noch schauen kann

[@historyofitaly4364]

💪🏻🇮🇹❤️

[@mrwlbrex]

dieser film ist vom trailer her gut bis zum geht nicht mehr!!!!!!!!!

[@kal.50bmg32]

Dann schau Dir mal diesen "Film" an. Der verzweifelte Versuch, italienische Soldaten als "tapfer" darzustellen. Es gelingt nicht.

[@thebritish25]

@MrDeadcows Well Rommel that is disputed Rommel was fanaticlly loyal to Hitler but on the other hand he refused to comit war crimes and deport Libyian and Tunisian jews to europe. Some people say he was a Nazi but me I just belive he was a Prussian General honor and loyalty as until Von Paulus a Prussian Marshal had never surrendered before.

[@capcap786]

Habrá que verla. Pero me pregunto hacer una película sobre la captura de Tobruk que le significó a Rommel el bastón de mariscal ¿hubiera sido políticamente muy incorrecta? Lástima que los alemanes se averguencen de sus héroes.

[@waltuh11121]

No debería ser muy incorrecta, el frente en el norte de África fue una de las campañas más "limpias" de la guerra, no hubo ejecuciones en masa ni crímenes de guerra tan notables

[@Kendo4711]

@90MaPa // camerata, I know that the relatively weak economy, lack of suitable raw materials and consequent inability to produce suitable quantities of armaments and supplies were therefore the key material reasons for Italian military failure and lack of motivation to fight for Mussolini, who said to the Army's Chief-of-Staff, Marshal Badoglio: "I only need a few thousand dead so that I can sit at the peace conference as a man who has fought." Piscis primum a capite foetet

[@WVAK47]

Will this film be dubbed in English?

[@stefanosavino8865]

Dear Reverend,you arearealconformist!

[@RodolfoOpaa]

link download pt/br? please :/

[@Kendo4711]

A few months ago I met a 90 year old man, who had fought as a young chap under Rommel in Africa. When I asked him about the Italians, he smiled. "They were good comrades, had good meal. But when we lay in a position and the Thommies attacked us, then the Italians, who lay before us, ran always quite briskly at us past to the rear, although still no retreat was ordered. But so we knew the score and could then already pack together untroubled" ;-))

[@90MaPa]

battle of nikolaevka , that's all . study history

[@1945toffer]

Ist der Film so gut, dass man ihn sich kaufen sollte?

[@robertobulciolu3571]

you can do just examples. effort to re-read my first comment, you'll understand so much more. The fighting spirit is a moral value that is passed down from generation to generation. visit to see video as: "U.S. and Italian Army Engage a Devastating Frontal Firefight in Afghanistan." Discredits the heirs of the "TENTH MAS" the first true and unique founding special forces now spread all over the world! studied this on wikipedia. but do not you dare talk to me a little fighting spirit!

[@Mwahaha105]

Wait, the Italian Invasion of Egypt was in 1940.

[@nandopassante6888]

+Mwahaha105 But the battle of El Alamein was in 1942.

[@Thiemus]

@@nandopassante6888 the second battle was 1942.

[@NJSM1995]

Komm, kaum sah es für die achsenmächte net mehr so rosig aus haben die ''mutigen'' italiener die seiten gewechselt

[@beniaminotajariol7797]

onore al bersagliere, onore all'alleato germanico

[@karnevalsjeck1984]

Haia Safari!

[@MISSIRES]

@88maltek 1941 allein 450.000 Bomben......

[@Kendo4711]

@Perseiden2 Nobody wants to risk a flop with a movie about wining german WW2 troops, because in the eyes of the world only the known german Nazis would be victorious in this movie and not THE german soldiers. Hypothetical this movie could not have a positive american ending like "Private Ryan".("Hurraaa- we'll see us in Moskow / London.") ?? :-D And I am thinking about the American Civil War 1861-65... is there a really serious movie about a victorious battle of the Confederacy??!

[@chazzalinko]

Yes i've heard of this battle, and i do agree the italians performed admirably there. However there will always be exceptions, especially owing to the fact that the italian soldiers were elite alpine divisions in Nikolayevka. However in North Africa especially and in Europe the vast majority the italians were close to useless (even Rommel said so) because of very poor morale and not wanting to fight. There were always minor exceptions, but in general the italians were not great (2 put it kindly)

[@paologambacorta192]

Ask British Royal Navy if Regia Marina was so weak and ridiculous (in spite its movements were fully known, from ULTRA)

[@sandycaspillo6731]

Why do you keep saying that italians have no fighting morale. They Have a Fighting Morale in World War 2 they gave it all they had what do you want more eh?

[@sandycaspillo6731]

You forgot the Rommel has to rely on Italians because his troops are majority is Italian if there are no fighting morale of the Italians. Why whould Rommel Keep Advancing in North Africa and why did he need Italian Forces in his side. You should study more the Military History Of Italy during World War 2 not written by the Allies.

[@sandycaspillo6731]

And Australian help is useless also to Britain during World War II too.

[@PelczarTomasz]

No comments and let's sunbath ...

[@infokemp]

@Perseiden2 Check out a English made movie called "A Bridge too far" it is very balanced & is about the fight at Arnhem - a German Victory.

[@mickischou8327]

og my leg, it's in german -.-

[@stillkillingpeople]

lol deal with it haha

[@chazzalinko]

Yes well Rommel was talking specifically about the elite italian Bersagliere division, not about the general Italian army. He said very different things about the Italians soldiers in general (not the elite divisions).

[@infokemp]

@wellardme As an Englishman - I know my roots - our nation 1500 years ago came from Northern Germany & the neck of Denmark - the recent conflicts between England & Germany have more to do with criminal politicians & crime families involved in the arms, banking & propaganda machine than what folks believe was some kind of inevitable fight between good & evil - from either sides perspective. Your comment is excellent - reason will win the day - please check out my channel I hope you my videos.

[@chazzalinko]

Actually i fully understood what you mean, I was just using North Africa as an example. And what im saying and continue to say is that not just the italians were seriously underprepared, but the Allies were seriously underprepared as well. They weren't expecting war, and had little armies and got massacred in Europe. Your making it sound like ONLY the Italian army was underprepared, which is just not true. NO ONE was prepared, apart from Germany, who had already created massive armies beforehand

[@BmxGermanTv]

Meiiiiiii domois 1942

[@Kully211]

pff...

[@chazzalinko]

True.

[@chazzalinko]

Good points, but all the Allies (especially the dominion troops) were no better equipped, they didn't even have their own tanks. All the armies in North Africa had huge problems with logistic support, fuel, supplies, not just the Italians. Rommel even stated that the Italians were the worst soldiers he'd ever fought with and against (he fought them in ww1). Ive read loads of books about the North African campaign and ive got to say the italians simply didnt want to be there at all.

[@chazzalinko]

USA only joined the war in 1941, Britain did not prepare for any war, France didnt either and the USSR werent preparing either, only Germany and its allies built up their armies and prepared for total war, so they had a major advantage. Thats why they were winning the war for so much of the war.

[@chazzalinko]

I seem to have hurt your pride. Ill just use an example of a typical battle involving Italians in North Africa. Battle of Bardia: The Italian soldiers were holding an extremely fortified position (a fort, in fact) and outnumbered Australian soldiers 3 to 1. There were 40 000 of them. 36 000 of them surrendered, 1000 killed, 4000 wounded. As i said before, this is not a one-off. These sort of defeats happened many times in both world wars. Did you mention something about fighting spirit?

[@elliskaranikolaou2550]

Same happened to the Anglo Saxons in Singapore in WW2, 3 to 1 advantage over the Japanese and they surrendered en masse.

[@rune.theocracy]

maybe they would've helped better in the war if their tanks (not even tanks, tankettes) weren't shitty and ineffective, either way props to the Italians for trying anyway.

[@giulianoilfilosofo7927]

Italy was a naval power. Tanks were useless from an Italian strategic perspective, and until 1941 Italian Tanks were on Par with the British crusaders. After the American started sending equipment and heavier British tanks entered production, Italian Tanks became obsolete. The new models were better but in low numbers due to lack of raw materials and Constant Allied bombing of industrial districts.

[@StefanDerBayer]

@Kendo4711 die kann man zu nix brauchen... :P

[@SeverinBlack]

Umgekehrt

[@22aarauer22]

@chazzalinko you forget france XD

[@chazzalinko]

For example theyd surrender in their tens of thousands to vastly inferior forces. This happened in both world wars. How can you possibly argue they were good soldiers? In some cases men from different countries are not the same. For example, the native Maoris of New Zealand were considered the best fighters in the world because they are bred for war. They are huge people, and when in their 'rage mode' were immune to pain. They were amazing soldiers without any training.

[@rog_lyon126]

shish

[@TheGermy23685]

Wenn ich sowas schon sehe... US M3 Halbkettenfahrzeug und Russisches DP1928 MG auf deutscher Seite, da hat sich ja jemand mühe gegeben. Wo is mein Dislike button!

[@nandopassante6888]

+TheGermy23685 Eh, questo è quello che passa il convento.

[@gustihainn6698]

ganz recht deutsches ist eben selten,meist werden Niederlagen der Deutschen verfilmt. find ich schlecht

[@frarevo]

+TheGermy23685 You think this is so important to understand the films message...??

[@karlchenkarolinger5799]

Das ist ein Brera30 MG und kein russisches sondern ein italienisches. Es passt genau zum Setting. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breda_30

[@chazzalinko]

To put it simply, the Italians in North Africa suffered the exact same conditions and problems as every other army there, but had the worst performance rate. All other armies withstood and performed much better in exactly the same conditions, this means that the average Italian soldier was not as good as the average soldier of any other army, axis or allied. In many cases 2 soldiers were enough to escort 1000's of Italian prisoners; this would never happen with any other soldiers. Sorry :(

[@sandycaspillo6731]

Sorry to hurt your allied Pride but it took 1 minute only to force the British to surrender to the Italians.

[@chazzalinko]

The Italians had no morale. Australian soldiers noted how when they passed water around to the POWs, almost always some soldiers would miss out. This never, ever happened with the Australians. They had one of the strongest 'esprit de corps' of any army. We call it mateship, and thats what made the ANZACS such good fighters. The Italians lacked fighting spirit, due to a number of reasons (dislike of officers/Mussolini, poor equipment), and that was why they performed poorly on the battlefield.

[@chazzalinko]

Well, I disagree with your rosy, naive opinion of war. Your belief that "every one of those men who fought in both World Wars were heroes" is unbelievably wrong. You need to look up the term 'hero' in the thesaurus again. You are basically saying that the SS death squads, who massacred tens of thousands of Jews wherever they went, were heroes. That the Japanese, who massacred and butchered thousands of POWs and civilians were also heroes. Do you realise what you're saying? (continued)

[@chazzalinko]

thought the war was going to be unwinnable until the last two years, when Germany started losing. And just because Mussolini didn't care for his men, doesn't mean the Italian generals didn't. They did alot. And btw, all the reasons you gave why the Italians surrendered so much all agree with what im saying; the italians were bad soldiers. You r now even saying it yourself. They had absolutely no morale; and any army that surrenders in its thousands to vastly inferior forces is a bad force.

[@chazzalinko]

Yes we did, Japan were a massive powerhouse and took the Allies by surprise. But Japan was a bigger, more powerful country in WW2 than the Austro-Hungarian and Slavs combined by far. They were pathetically weak, and Germany was forced to support them all the time they were so bad (a bit like the Italians in North Africa). Rommel fought against the Italians in WW1 and said they were the worst soldiers he'd ever fought against. And the Australians were the first to defeat Japan in WW2.

[@leoprinceoftherodeo]

Bullshit.

[@chazzalinko]

Btw, sorry for writing such long replies, I feel really nerdy now, lol. ;) And dont worry, I have nothing against Italian people, i have been there on holidays and they are very nice, except i just think that in ww1 and 2 they werent very good soldiers.

[@chazzalinko]

Overall, the Italians had no fighting spirit in both world wars, and thats the truth. Yes, there are some fine exceptions where elite, trained Italian units fought very well, but if you look at the overall track record of the common Italian soldier, they were no good. They suffered many, many more defeats than victories. I dont care about the TENTH MAS or the Italian Special Forces, im sure they are great but im talking about the Italian soldiers in the past, not about the ones now.

[@christiant4596]

well it wasn't the italian soldier fault. But the bad general's and the logistical issue that we had

[@rodrigorodrigo1055]

Quiero ver tu espritu de lucha, cuando estés en el desierto, rodeado, a pie, sin agua, ni comida ni balas, a ver tu resistencia heroica.

[@chazzalinko]

I know because you are Italian that you are defending them. You ask me why i make such judgements of the Italian soldiers in the world wars. Im not making judgments, im speaking the facts. Yes, there are such things as good soldiers and bad soldiers. Good soldiers make the enemy fight for every inch of ground and dont run away; bad soldiers, even when outnumbering the enemy, run away or surrender. And thats what many many Italians did. The truth is, the Italians generally were poor soldiers.

[@elliskaranikolaou2550]

The British also got beaten badly and surrendered at Singapore despite outnumbering the Japanese 3 to 1.

[@Kenshiroit]

You have damn funny way in selecting facts. I know the comment is 8y old hopefully he evolved since then. But to others be carefull whst you write online. As you can see it wont go away

[@chazzalinko]

Its not all about training and equipment, morale and the type of men is everything. A soldier with good morale is a better soldier than the soldier with poor morale, even if he's superbly trained and equipped. The Italians almost never had good morale, and therefore almost never performed on the battlefield. I never said that Italians were bad soldiers because they were born in Italy, but because they had shitty morale. They didnt want to fight. They didnt want to be there. -continued-

[@franzbiberkopf9179]

It is a poor analyse made over-simplyfing everything (are you American? It would not surprise me...). I think that no soldiers can have good morale or fighting- spirit if they are badly equipped, used wrongly and abandoned by their generals, as happened several times to Italian soldiers. Just try to stay years at the front, eating badly, without artillery or tanks support, fighting against way better equipped and nourished troops. Everything looks simpler behind a computer and on the couch, my dear superficial friend.

[@chazzalinko]

Dude, your accusation of racism is so ridiculous it made me laugh. You have absolutely NO idea what racism is. First off, racism is the discrimination of another RACE, not of another country. Thats how you get the word RAC(E)ism. Last time I checked, the Italians are not a different race. Italy is a country. Just because i think the Italian weren't good soldiers back in WW2 doesnt mean i'm a racist. That just doesnt make sense. You are overly defensive and patriotic about your country.

[@FanOfJimMorrison]

Yeah.. pizza!

[@chazzalinko]

and i never knew about this 'unreliable' stereotype until now.

[@chazzalinko]

Luigi, Have a look at the overall performance history of the average Italian soldier throughout both world wars. It's not good. Well to be honest, it's actually pretty terrible. There are some fine exceptions, but overall the Italians suffered many, many more defeats than victories, and thats the unfortunate truth.