Just won by Numbers? 2nd Battle of El Alamein
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Was the Second Battle of El Alamein just won by numbers? Or was it a masterpiece by Montgomery against Rommel's Afrika Korps? For this we take a look at the supply situation and the balance of force. “What was the state of the Rommel’s troops at the [2nd] Battle of El Alamein? As far as I know, they were in a bad shape, lacking fuel, spare parts and even usable tanks.” “What were the conditions of Rommel's retreat westward after 2nd [Battle of] El Al[amein]?” Cover Images: Bundesarchiv, Bild 146-1977-018-13A / Otto / CC-BY-SA 3.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/de/deed.en, Generaloberst Rommel. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bundesarchiv_Bild_146-1977-018-13A,_Erwin_Rommel(brighter).jpg Colorization & Transitions by vonKickass. »» GET OUR BOOKS «« » Stukabook - Doctrine of the German Dive-Bomber - http://stukabook.com » The Assault Platoon of the Grenadier-Company November 1944 (StG 44) - http://sturmzug.com » Army Regulation Medium Panzer Company 1941 - http://www.hdv470-7.com »» SUPPORT MHV «« » patreon - see videos early (adfree) - https://www.patreon.com/join/mhv » subscribe star - https://www.subscribestar.com/mhv » paypal donation - https://paypal.me/mhvis » YouTube Membership - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK09g6gYGMvU-0x1VCF1hgA/join »» MERCHANDISE «« » teespring - https://teespring.com/stores/military-history-visualized » SOURCES « Ford, Ken: El Alamein 1942 - The Turning of the Tide Das Deutsche Reich und der Zweite Weltkrieg – Band 6 – Der Globale Krieg Germany and the Second World War – Volume VI » DATA CHAIN « Made with Natural Earth. Free vector and raster map data @ naturalearthdata.com. Made with GeoHack Data. https://tools.wmflabs.org/geohack/geohack.php - License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ » CREDITS & SPECIAL THX « Song: Ethan Meixsell - Demilitarized Zone #ElAlamein,#Rommel,#WW2
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