That Was Our Rommel

Montage film about the fighting in the Libyan desert during the Second World War. English troops had pushed back the Italian armies from Egypt, taken Tobruk and Benghazi and reached the region of Agheila. Tripoli was threatened. In May 1941, Rommel stood in front of Tobruk for the first time, but his attack on this fortress was repelled by the British. In July, the vanguard of Rommel's army reached the Egyptian border at Sollum. In November 1941, the British launched the Great Winter Offensive. During the memorable tank battle of Sich Rezegh, which lasted more than 10 days, both sides lost the majority of their tanks. Nevertheless, the British managed to force Rommel to retreat in January 1942... (Ufa Color VHS cover).