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The War in the Desert 1940-1943 mapped

The campaign in the desert of North Africa in World War II was special, because it heavily relied on tank combat. Join us, as we map out the tank movements during the desert campaign. Footage used: https://archive.org/details/Dividean1943_3 https://archive.org/details/gov.dod.dimoc.30126 https://archive.org/details/ARC-38959 https://archive.org/details/gov.archives.arc.38931 https://archive.org/details/DesertVictory https://archive.org/details/gov.archives.arc.36071 Images used: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Matilda_Compass.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Sonnenblume#/media/File:Bundesarchiv_Bild_101I-783-0150-28,_Nordafrika,_Panzer_III.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AustraliansAtTobruk.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tobruk_trenches.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Destroyed_Panzer_I_at_Tobruk_1941.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_British_Army_in_North_Africa_1941_E6436.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_British_Army_in_the_Middle_East_1941_E3839.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:3.7inchHowitzerBarzanOperations1932.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Circassiantroopswiththeirfrenchofficer.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:VE_day_Jerusalem_1945.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Crusader_tank_III.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tank_Recovery_during_the_Battle_E13082.jpg07:28 - https://archive.org/details/DesertVictory https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Damaged_Panzer_IIIs_near_Belhamded1_1941.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Damaged_Panzer_IIIs_near_Belhamed2_1941.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bundesarchiv_Bild_101I-443-1599-20,_Nordafrika,_bei_Bir_Hacheim,_feuernde_Flak.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1stAlameinBritDefense.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sherman_tanks_of_the_Eighth_Army_move_across_the_desert.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Near_Algiers,_%22Torch%22_troops_hit_the_beaches_behind_a_large_American_flag_%22Left%22_hoping_for_the_French_Army_not_fire..._-_NARA_-_195516.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bundesarchiv_Bild_101I-554-0872-35,_Tunesien,_Panzer_VI_(Tiger_I).jpg Thanks to the Patrons for the support: Adam Coni, NvllivsInVerba, B L, ccplz, Christian Richard, Daniel, Daniel Benhardt, Deniz Özger, CatInSpace, Ehood Garmiza, Daniel Li, Håvard Damsberg, KingHarkinian, Idan Vegana, Ivan Trapić, Jeremy Roberson, Juan Escobar, KB, Tylorn, Lucio Franceschini, Marek Novák, Alexander G Morgan, Sam Tyson, Arkonos, William Nettles, Nicholas Cubbon, Woody, William Bowe, Rahs, Travis Fudge, Just A Random Contributor, VonKickass, WillN2Go1 ., Dennis Anthony Zaluski, Work_to_do, Bram Spliet, Adam H, Adam Wallace, Bishops, Rocky Koer, KARRAZ, Bdiah, Bogdan Sacarea, Yuri B, Craig McCall, Derrick Liu, RocketWrench, Daniel J Pierce, D G, Dongbin Zhang, Fabrice Egal, Eli Krumholz, Federico Peyrani, Michael, D C, Frank Scheer, Evosioa, Greengsg9, Amine Hajji, Neil Heriot, Tibor Helienek, Isaiah Snell-Feikema, Talbot-Jaaskelainen, JAY ALAN EDELMAN, _thefishball, aserehuehue, João Vítor Guidi, Kelly-Stephen Soo, Kevin Castillo, Nandor Kocsi, Kristofers Borovskis, Kristaps, Kureivun, omega21, Coast Guard #1, Ivan Avdeev, Louis Burke, STRONTJESBERG, Michael Libin, Michal Weyer, Mirco Künne, Yury Kuchanov, Michał Zdunek, first_last, Ned Weinert, ned hulton, Plok, Ori Taichman, Eiko Streitz, Shmavon Gazanchyan, Pavel Kuriscak, Pavel Kletnoy, rJ, Philip F Myers, PLD, s3xyfish, Christopher Plummer, Harambe, Dmitry Zaitcev, Rob H, Ryan Harbottle, Sam Wolf, Simon Stock, Sitraka Forler, Stefan Moluf, Luke Sypkes, אביתר הכהן, Herr Burns, Marco, Torfinn Tyvold, Robert Vroman, Nicole Winters, Mingjian Wang, Jordan Corkins, Arta Yusa, Marco Agnoletti, Bryan Linsley, Jorge Campos, Naseem Hanna, Piia Orav, Johan West, Kyle Askine, Eric Strachan. Nerves Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ BTS Prolog Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Music provided by MAGENTAMUSIC, Tinley, JMSOUNDS/ Pond5"

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first_last

Excellent video with a wide focus of the whole of the Mediterranean conflict area, but you missed the opportunity to say "Tanks in the open desert sands are identical to battleships on the open Sea's!! You don't hold desert sand areas just as you don't hold sea water areas, it's simply a game of keep destroying the enemy numbers until they are dead or HAVE to flee the area. and because of Stalingrad the Germans HAD to stop sending any more tanks to Africa and that was the end.

Tibor Helienek

This was great. North Africa as sandbox for tanks battle. Little suggestion for improvement, in case of longer time shift, include time change from start to end transitions in middle of screen. I was so consume in actions, that I didn't catch months/ year on top. So retrieve/counter attacks was like instant.

Eastory

I never came to think about it like that. I like the analogy. But the reason, why the Axis did not send tanks late in the campaign was not Stalingrad, it was Allies sinking the Axis shipping in the Mediterranean.

Tibor Helienek

Sorry, I am taking back my suggestion. At first watch I have feeliing that retring take longer time, especilly loosing so big area. At second watch I undestand everything better. Once againe, great video.