On the night of October 23, 1942, the "Second Battle of El Alamein" broke out.

At the beginning of the campaign, the British army lost 180 tanks and 3,150 soldiers in the so-called "Devil's Land", which was extremely costly.

In the early morning of October 24, the British began to use the desert air force to carry out retaliatory bombing, but after bombing for most of the night, the Luftwaffe, which was already very tired, still stubbornly responded to the battle.

It's a battle of life and death!

At this time, Ernst. Marshal Braham ordered the Germans to launch a counteroffensive against the British 51st Division in advance, and the British ace 51st Division must be annihilated!

At the critical moment, Montgomery committed the Australian 12th Panzer Division, bypassing the Kidney Ridge to launch a surprise attack on the German flank.

But the hell thing is, no matter what Montgomery wants to do, Ernst. Marshal Braham always seems to have insight into opportunities!

Such a commander is the most terrible.

At the time when the Australian 12th Armoured Division began to move towards the Kidney Ridge, Ernst Brown. Marshal Bram ordered the Italian Treo Panzer Division to continue the attack on the British 51st Division. O'Brich. Feng. General Consnob's 15th Panzer Division meets the Australians on the Kidney Ridge!

That's how disasters often happen

When the Australians were halfway through the march, they were suddenly attacked by the enemy, and the Australians instantly understood the embarrassment of the 30th Legion of the "Devil's Land".

The cannonballs rained down on them like crazy, filling the entire ridge with fire. Explosions continued.

The Australian 12th Armoured Division was completely cut off from head to tail, making it difficult to organize an effective counterattack. With the losses enormous, the Australian commanders had no good solution.

This is the huge difference between an ordinary general and a good general

The same was attacked by the Germans. General Connolley immediately gave the order to organize a retreat while fighting back, which earned him the reputation of "the Tree of Life in the Demon Lands".

On the other hand, General Bruton, the commander of the 12th Australian Armoured Division, can only be described as sluggish.

When attacked, General Bruton was caught off guard and left his men to fight on his own, losing the most favorable few minutes after the battle to counterattack or retreat.

When he finally came to his senses, the Germans had successfully cut it off

And at this time. The only thing General Bruton could do was to constantly ask the General Command what to do, which was not at all what a general should do when his own troops were in a difficult situation.

He should have been more decisive. More decisive performance!

The time for telegrams to and from is enough for a good general to make the most accurate judgment on the battlefield!

The Germans began to assault, and the German tanks threw shells at the enemy in high spirits, and then enjoyed listening to the sound of explosions

Blazing flames burn the battlefield. The carnival has begun!

Less than half an hour. The Australian 12th Armoured Division suffered heavy losses, and at this time, their soldiers chose to break through on their own.

Honestly, Australia has not produced any particularly good generals, but since the First World War, their soldiers have performed quite well on the battlefield, and several battles have been carried out remarkably.

If there is a good general in command of them, it will be a very reliable force on the battlefield

General Bruton has not yet given a clear order for the current battlefield. And the Australian soldiers have decided not to wait any longer.

They set up a temporary defensive position in the rear, which had not yet been completely cut off by the Germans, and mobilized all the forces they could to defend it. The retreat of the remnants of the troops is guaranteed.

Ahead, the encircled Australians had given up hope of escape, and they were struggling to resist the attack from the Germans, but with only one purpose:

Try to get as much time as possible for your companions to retreat!

In this respect, the sacrifice shown by these Australian soldiers is admirable.

Since you can't break through, you leave the hope of life to your companions!

General Bert had undoubtedly discovered this in a speech to Ernst. In Marshal Braim's telegram he said:

"I saw a great group of soldiers fighting great battles, and at this moment, I couldn't help but cheer for those Australian soldiers. I have never seen such a brave soldier, never before have I seen such a sacrificial unit, and the Australians have done a really good job in this regard, and they are no less than the German soldiers."

In every battle, there is always an incompetent commander like General Bruton, and in every battle, there is always a brave man.

Knowing that victory was impossible, they still fought for the sake of victory, not for victory, but for the hope of life for their companions!

These Australians have done the same

About half of the soldiers of the Australian 12th Armoured Division escaped from the terrible Kidney Ridge under the cover of their brave and sacrificial comrades.

However, the rest of the besieged ones were not so lucky

At 7:10, General Bert sent his lieutenant to make contact with the besieged Australian army, demanding that they surrender and assure them that they would be treated with some respect.

However, Major General Kim Bates, who commanded the men in battle, rejected the offer.

He made it clear to the Germans that they were ready to die for their own cause, and that they would sacrifice every soldier here for it

"General, I suggest you think again." General Bert's adjutant was also touched by this: "It is no longer possible to break through, there is no point in continuing to fight, it is not a shame to choose to surrender when you have lost all hope, on the contrary you and your subordinates will also win respect"

"Yes, I have a choice, and it is not a shame to surrender in this case." General Kimbelltz's expression was so calm: "But there must always be a sacrifice to inspire everyone's will to fight, and now history has given me this task." ”

General Belt's aide-de-camp knew that it was no longer possible to persuade the Australians to surrender

When he told General Bert about the decision of the Australians, General Bert could not help but give his praise without reservation:

"It would be the honor of my life if I could see General Kim Bates once."

Unfortunately, although he respected the enemy's commander, the glory of being a German general forced him to give the order to launch the most rear-end attack.

This is a battle that will go down in history in the "Second Battle of El Alamein".

It is not how novel the combat method is, nor how tortuous the combat process is, but the indomitable sacrifice shown by the Australian soldiers in this battle.

They suffered heavy losses in the German attack to the point that it was unbearable to witness.

These Australian soldiers in the encirclement are dying every minute, but their companionship will fill the void they leave behind.

German artillery bombarded the area, and in less than half an hour, General Kimbetts had lost a third of his strength.

General Kimbetts didn't say much, he just gave an order: "Remember the mission of your Commonwealth troops!" ”

Mission drives these Australian soldiers to fight, and use drives these Australian soldiers to go forward.

At 7:45, the last hope of the Australians was completely cut off

The Germans had annihilated their main forces of resistance and were preparing for the most rear-end attack.

Previously, General Bert again demanded that they surrender, but General Kimbetts refused.

In the sent to Ernst. After Marshal Bramm's telegram about what was happening here, Marshal Ernst replied after a full five minutes:

"Fulfill their sacrifice with cannonballs, but I want the bodies of each of them to be properly placed, and I must let everyone know what happened here!"

It seems absurd to exaggerate the heroism of the enemy, but Wang Weiyi decided to do it anyway.

He couldn't bury what had happened here, and likewise, he wanted to inspire more courage from the German soldiers with the bravery of the Australians!

What the enemy can do, so can the German soldiers!

When the final offensive began, the Australians did their best work.

They returned fire with tank shells, with machine guns, but there were fewer and fewer of them

Finally, the gunfire on the battlefield stopped

Almost more than 90 per cent of the besieged Australian soldiers were killed, and only a very small number were captured.

And General Bert did not hail his victory, but ordered that General Kimbetts must be found at the first time!

Both alive and dead

General Kimbetes was killed, he was hit by three bullets in his body.

"All—salute!"

On the orders of General Bert, the German officers and men saluted as General Kimbettz's body passed in front of them.

This was one of the bravest soldiers General Bert had ever seen in his enemies.

He had every chance of living, but he resolutely refused, believing that surrender was far more humiliating than death.

A General Bruton and a General Kim Bates, the two form an extremely strong contrast.

General Kimbeltz's body was eventually returned to the Commonwealth Army, or perhaps that was the only thing the Germans could do for this respectable adversary.

The Battle of Kidney Ridge, which did not last long, continued to end with the victory of the German army. (To be continued......)