HD Stock Footage WWII Desert Victory Reel 3

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The battle of El Alamein in 1942 halted Rommel's eastward advance and lead to the retreat of the Afrika Korps. After months of build-up, British General Montgomery began an 80-day counter-offensive that culminated in the British capture of Tripoli and Rommel's defeat in 1943. This remarkable footage was taken under brutal combat conditions. Four cameramen were killed in action, seven wounded and six others captured by the Germans. Notable figures are Winston Churchill, Josef Goebbels, Adolf Hitler, Erwin Rommel, Bernard L. Montgomery, and Wilhelm von Thoma.

Desert Victory Reel 3:
British 8th Army faces Rommel's German Army at El Alamein. General Montgomery discussing battle plan with his officers that relayed the plan down through the ranks so each soldier knew the objective. Final preparations for the second battle of El Alamein, code name Operation Lightfoot. Bombs loaded on planes, shells onto the new S tanks, belts of ammunition on fighter planes. Shows soldiers enjoying a brief period of quite desert life listening to soldier playing a tune on Scottish bagpipe. Shows the sappers or combat engineers preparing to move forward to clear mine fields to be marked by white tape. The second battle of El Alamein begin in the evening with orders for all artillery batteries to "fire". Flashes of artillery fire at night. Sappers move forward to clear paths through the German mine fields. German mine located and dug up. White marker tape marks path cleared of mines. Soldier is shot, another soldier quickly takes his place. Infantry fix bayonets to rifles and move up. Silhouettes of soldiers moving into battle, bagpipe player marches into battle with soldiers, soldiers overrun and capture German soldiers.

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