Episode 403-Rommel is Stopped in His Tracks

The History of WWII Podcast

Ray Harris Jr

Education, History, Society & Culture

4.5 • 4.5K Ratings

🗓️ 25 January 2023

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Rommel gathers his panzers in the south for another attack. But he has gone to the well, one time too many. Monty predicts this and plans his own cauldron trap. The question is, can the Afrika Korps be tricked into taking the bait? And for the first time, the U.S. Army Air Force helps take on The Desert Fox. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:39.8	Hello, and thank you for listening to the history of World War II podcast. Episode 403,
0:56.1	Rommel is stopped in his tracks. Last time we saw as Monty was building up his forces to set a trap,
1:04.5	Rommel was putting the finishing touches on his latest attack plan. It's fair to say that the
1:10.7	desert fox was not 100% in his health, nor with his plan. As he had attacked from the south,
1:17.6	several times already. He should have known better, but still had faith in his panzers.
1:24.0	And like many of those recent battles, Rommel, in thinking everyone was as dedicated as himself,
1:30.7	gave his four armored columns that were about to head out over ambitious objectives to achieve.
1:38.4	At 11 p.m., August 30th, the panzers were to head out, get through the minefield,
1:44.4	push back the tanks of the 7th Motor Brigade and the 4th Armored Brigade, and be at their designated
1:51.2	place to turn north all by 6 a.m. As Rommel had the most faith in the Africa Corps, they were to
1:59.6	head further than the others by traveling some 30 miles or 34 kilometers in the dark and reach
2:06.4	their jumpoff point to turn north. That being, due south of the highest point of Alam-Hafah
2:13.6	Ridge, this of course would put the Africa Corps within range of the 8th Armored Brigade,
2:19.7	who were the allies most eastern armored position. Still, this could work if the British
2:25.8	led forces did what they normally do. Attack, panic, and retreat. Before the moment the panzers
2:33.6	headed out for the few days prior to this, Rommel had pulled out all the stops in order to hide
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