![]() ![]() In addition, the earliest Shermans were used would have been a few months later when 800 tanks were sent to prepare for the second battle of El Alamein.Įven the premise that nine men would try to make a stand against a 500 man strong German battalion was entirely believable because the conflict was over something so vital as water in a parched desert. The M3 tank, with the 76 mm main gun in a sponson, predated the Sherman with the revolving turret. This gave the audience a complete picture of where the heavy machine gun had come from if not observed earlier.Īs far as the American tank being an M3 Lee tank and not a Sherman M4, this would have been accurate as well. One segment was just a glimpse and the next was much longer. ![]() ![]() #GREATEST TANK BATTLES FULL EPISODES FREE MOVIE#So, the movie action followed what would have been happening in reality.Īlso, when Waco had to abandon the half-track when it broke down, the machine gun mount was shown to be empty in two separate instances as he was dismounting. Infantry tactics are most usually aimed at taking out an enemy machine gun as an immediate priority. This was Williams who was killed by a sniper. In addition, not only was the first casualty killed, Stegman, who was manning this machine gun, but the second casualty as well. This extends to some of the armament that came into use during the battle as well as where the first casualties occurred.īefore the captured German half-track was sent out to bring help, the mounted heavy machine gun was removed from it and used as part of the defense of the disputed well. I noticed, with appreciation, some of the authenticity of the movie. This film is well worth a watch if you can find a copy. Several dozen of these survived WW2 and served into the mid 1960's. ![]() The use of real Savoia-Marchetti -82 paratroop transports was great to see. Rota won an Oscar for his work on THE GODFATHER part II.Ī very interesting film with plenty of excellent detail to Italian weapons etc. Of note here is the film's music composer, Nino Rota. Mario Girotti would become a big international star in spaghetti westerns under the name, Terence Hill. The cast includes, Ettore Manni, Jose Jaspe, Fausto Tozzi, Monica Clay, Aldo Bufi Landi and Mario Girotti. Except for a handful on men, the Division is destroyed with high casualties in killed and captured. The Italians hold out till November 4 before being overran. The British pull back and regroup before coming on again. This allows the paratroopers to inflict heavy losses on the British. The Division is lavishly equipped with automatic weapons like the excellent Beretta model 38 sub-machine gun. The Folgore though applies a rude shock to the attackers. The attack was expected to roll over the Italians and flank the German parts of the line. Three British Divisions, including the famous, 7th Armored (Desert Rats) Division are sent against the Italian held area. On October 24th, the British and Allied forces launch their counter attack on the Axis line. These are quickly put into service by the new owners. The Division scores an early success when a night patrol captures a battery of British 25 pounder guns. The boredom is occasionally shattered by a British artillery round or a fighter-bomber attack. Most of the time is just spent sitting in their dugouts waiting. They are soon up to their eyeballs in sand, wind and the swarms of flies that are the norm in the desert. The paratroopers are to be employed as ground infantry on a section of the line. The Axis attack toward the Suez Canal has stalled and they are now on the defensive. They are then trucked up to the front at El-Alamein. The rumours turn out to be wrong as the Division ends up in North Africa. The division is loaded onto aircraft and sets off. The scuttlebutt is that they will be joining with some German Fallschirmjaeger in an assault on the British held island of Malta. The men are put through months of intense training leaving only the best. The film starts out in 1941 with men from all branches of the Italian Forces volunteering for selection to an elite Division. This 1955 Italian production is based on real events and tells the story of Italy's 185th Airborne Division, Folgore. ![]()
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