The Battle of Halfaya Pass - June 1941 | FlaK 88 vs. Matilda Mk. II

Hello and welcome to The AceDestroyer! Today we will take a closer look at the battle of the Halfaya pass which was fought on the 15th to 17th of June 1941. It was a hard-fought battle which also saw the downfall of the Matilda Mk II tank. Find out more in this video… Don’t forget to like and subscribe for more and feel free to leave a comment below!
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INFORMATION:
4and7RoyalTankRegiment.com. (z.d.). 1941 – 1942. Geraadpleegd op 20 juni 2020, van http://www.4and7royaltankregiment.com/1941-1942/
Rondeau, B. (2017). Bach à Halfaya. Aix-en-Provence, France: Caraktère.
Henriques, P. (z.d.). MAJOR WILHELM GEORG BACH. Geraadpleegd op 20 juni 2020, van http://deutsches-afrikakorps.blogspot.com/2010/12/major-wilhelm-georg-bach.html
Wikipedia contributors. (2020, 26 januari). Operation Skorpion. Geraadpleegd op 20 juni 2020, van https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Skorpion
Wikipedia contributors. (2020, 4 juni). Operation Battleaxe. Geraadpleegd op 20 juni 2020, van https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Battleaxe

FOOTAGE:
All footages comes from the Deutsche Wochenschau No. 554 [16/04/1941], No. 561 [03/06/1941] and No. 564 [22/06/1941]
Pictures are from FindAGrave
MUSIC:
All music is from the YouTube audio library: https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/music?nv=1
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