Episode 398-First Battle of El Alamein

The History of WWII Podcast

Ray Harris Jr

Education, History, Society & Culture

4.5 • 4.5K Ratings

🗓️ 21 December 2022

⏱️ 22 minutes

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With the First Battle of El Alamein, Rommel’s building desperation clashes with Auchinleck’s determination to finally make a stand. But it’s the mistakes made by Afrika Korps that will determine the success or failure of The Desert Fox’s latest attack. Not that Rommel is ready to concede any territory he has conquered. Meanwhile, Churchill is getting more frustrated with Auchinleck. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:57.0	Hello and thank you for listening to The History of World War II podcast.
1:14.3	Episode 398.
1:16.5	First Battle of L. Alamein.
1:19.9	Last time we saw the BBC's enthusiastic coverage of the L. Alamein line, Cosrommel, to delay
1:26.9	his attack on the station by 24 hours.
1:30.5	And Alameinin certainly used that extra time to rush forward additional units.
1:35.3	But as with every battle, the main focus was, where would Rommel strike?
1:41.0	Rommel himself knew, of course, but what he did not know of what awaited him out there
1:46.2	in the desert would determine if he ever made it to Alexandria.
1:52.1	Either way, July 1st, the day of battle came.
1:56.2	But however it happened, the attackers, normally a smooth running outfit, made several amateur
2:02.1	mistakes that day that sapped their punching power and how quickly that punch could be
2:07.7	delivered.
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