367: El Alamein


The Germans march their British prisoners out of Tobruk after its fall.

Over the winter of 1941-2, Hitler redeployed Luftwaffe units back to the Mediterranean, which meant more supplies were reaching Rommel’s army.

A new Axis offensive captured Tobruk and drove deep into Egypt.

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Fanfare

Opening War Theme

Pomp and Circumstance, March No. 3
Composed in 1904 by Sir Edward Elgar. Public domain.
Performed by The Eastern Wind Symphony, and used pursuant to a Creative Commons CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. Source.

Closing War Theme


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