The REAL Operation Battleaxe 1941 | BATTLESTORM WW2 Documentary

Looking for the most in-depth look at Operation Battleaxe? We cover the tank battle, the combat at the Hellfire Pass (Halfaya) the units of the Afrika Korps and the Desert Rats, and learn the roles and fate of the commanders on both sides during this epic battle. Battleaxe is an incredibly important battle that has massive tactical and strategic implications for both sides of World War II. Yet this is a battle unknown to many, and not very well documented. Today, we change that. Using animations and detailed maps, let's find out what happened in one of the most crucial battles in the North African Campaign of World War II. Check out my other Battlestorm Videos!    • BATTLESTORM WW2 Documentaries   Subscribe if you like history or gaming! Click this link to subscribe! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c... And please consider supporting me on Patreon if you want to see more videos like this   / tikhistory   Time Stamps: Introduction 00:00:00 Strategic picture British 00:01:00 German 00:02:04 Skorpion 00:02:48 Preparing for Battleaxe Tiger Convoy 00:05:02 Rommel’s Fuel Crisis 00:11:19 The Forces at Battleaxe German Forces 00:13:31 British Forces 00:19:23 The British Plan for Battleaxe 00:23:09 German Preparations For Battleaxe 00:27:18 The Battle - Battleaxe Day 1 Pre-Battle 00:32:09 Tobruk 00:32:37 Halfaya 00:33:06 Capuzzo 00:35:30 Desert Flank 00:38:22 Situation at End of Day 1 00:41:37 Day 2 British Plans for Day 2 00:43:15 German Plans for Day 2 00:44:40 Capuzzo 00:46:59 Desert Flank 00:48:38 Situation at End of Day 2 00:52:23 Day 3 Rommel’s Strike 00:53:18 British Reactions 00:53:53 Endgame 00:56:51 Results of Battleaxe 00:58:00 Reasons for the failure of Battleaxe 00:58:18 Strategic Consequences 01:02:45 Outro 01:05:37 Sources 01:05:42 (Pause the video or you'll miss them) Patreons 01:05:45 Sources: Books: Anderson, T. Tanks of the Second World War. Pen & Sword, 2017. Beevor, A. The Second World War. Phoenix, 2014. (Does Mention Brevity, but no details) Bierman, J. & Smith, C. Alamein: War Without Hate. Penguin Books Ltd, 2003. Butler, D. Field Marshal: the Life and Death of Erwin Rommel. Casemate Publishers, 2015. Dimbleby, J. Destiny in the Desert. The Road to El Alamein - the Battle that Turned the Tide. Profile Books Ltd, 2013. Hart, L. A History of the Second World War. Pan Books, 2015. Kindle version. Hart, L. The Rommel Papers. 1953. Mitcham, S. Hitler’s Legions: German Army Order of Battle, World War II. Leo Cooper, 1985. Mitcham, S. Rommel’s Desert War: The Life and Death of the Afrika Korps. Stackpole Books, 2007. Nafziger, G. The Afrika Korps: An Organizational History 1941-1943. 1997. Neillands, R. Eighth Army, From the Western Desert to the Alps, 1939-1945. John Murray Publishers, 2004. Nash, N. Strafer Desert General : The Life and Killing of Lieutenant General WHE Gott. Pen and Sword Books Ltd, 2013. Neillands, R. The Desert Rats, 7th Armoured Division 1940-45. Aurum Press Limited, 2005. Pitt, B. The Crucible of War: Wavell’s Command. The Definitive History of the Desert War. Cassell & Co, 2001. Playfair, I. The Mediterranean and Middle East, Volume II, The Germans come to the Help of their Ally [1941]. The Naval & Military Press LTD, 1956. Raugh, H. Wavell in the Middle East 1939-1941: A Study in Generalship. USA, 2013. Urban, M. The Tank War: The Men, the Machines and the Long Road to Victory. Hachette Digital, 2013. Williamson, Gordon. Afrikakorps 1941-43 (Elite). Osprey Publishing, 2009. Articles: "Mr. Churchill's Review of the War, June 10." Bulletin of International News 18, no. 13 (1941): 813-19. http://www.jstor.org/stable/25643049. "Mr. Churchill's Broadcast on the German Attack on Russia." Bulletin of International News 18, no. 13 (1941): 820-21. http://www.jstor.org/stable/25643051.