Desert War: Newsreels
Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2018 12:03 am
There are a lot of WWII newsreels that have been posted to YouTube. This thread will attempt to connect these newsreels with actual Desert War scenarios.
Operazione E:
Luce: 1940-ITALIANS ATTACKING EGYPT:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qaMWK3FL6w&t
Battle of Sidi Barrani:
Pathe: [First] Battle Of Bardia (1941)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMcsvvVUxGk
Battle of Beda Fomm:
Pathe: Capture Of Benghazi (1941)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQ7DI41KaZE
Enter Rommel:
Die Deutsche Wochenschau - 1941-04-16 - Nr. 554 (Teil 1) - Nordafrika...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEMUoVcY5GI
Luce: 1941-THE ITALO GERMAN COUNTER OFFENSIVE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hB61d2AMx9I
Pathe: Defenders Of Tobruk Aka Tobruk Besieged (1941)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RhUii4Xxok
Pathe: Inside Tobruk - Australian Troops (1941)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KArs27qeGM
Battle of Sollum:
Battle of Sidi Rezegh:
Pathe: Our Libya Offensive (1941)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExPC1hguFOM
Pathe: Fall Of Halfaya (1942)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydHuSUZffnY
2nd Battle of Bardia (tutorial):
Pathe: The Fall Of Bardia (1942)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDeNAkd6gYM
Battle of Gazala (3 scenarios):
Die Deutsche Wochenschau - 1942-07-01 - Nr. 617 - (20-26.06) Einnahme Tobruk, Schlacht um Festung
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrJwuVNJLlY
Luce: Momenti della dura battaglia in Marmarica
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kejdAZBdPuE
Evacuation Of Tobruk - 1942
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfgYU3rGs5s
Battle of Alam Halfa:
Luce: Occupazione di Marsa Matruh. L'occupazione del campo trincerato di Marsa Matruk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hm3lGEZL_NY&t
Pathe: The Battle Of Egypt (1942)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGay9ToEuW4
Luce: Battaglia di El Alamein: soldati italiani attaccano il nemico (1942)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soj6MrUQ6uo
Luce: Battaglia di El Alamein: prima corrispondenza cinematografica (1942)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPeGLox-JYQ
Battle of El Alamein:
Pathe: The Great Offensive (1942)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVzOpcxygjU
Pathe: Our Great Advance - Middle East Offensive (1942)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4d5_X4wnCes
Pathe: To Benghazi And Beyond (1942)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYc0tSoeyKk