In October 1942, it was destined to be a major turning point in the African theater.

On 23 October, the British were the first to attack.

The Allied 882 guns shelled for five and a half hours in a row, kicking off the "Second Battle of El Alamein". By the end of the shelling, about 600 shells had already been fired from each gun.

The Germans were under enemy shelling, and they were waiting in silence.

When the artillery stopped, the German counterattack suddenly arrived!

Luftwaffe - sortie!

The target - the painstaking "Operation Bertleum" of the British!

Those real ammunition depots, oil tanks and granaries of the Allies!

The JU87 aircraft were escorted by Messerschmitt fighters of the 1st Group of the 27th Combat Aviation Regiment.

The British, as if sensing the coming crisis, immediately dispatched a squadron of "Curtis" aircraft to intercept it. Then, the "Tomahawk" aircraft of the 5th Squadron of South Africa also went into battle one after another.

At this moment, a two-plane formation of Messerschmitt aircraft suddenly appeared behind them. Flying ahead was the "Yellow 14", a well-known ace pilot in the German Afrika Korps. Behind is his wingman Reina. Sergeant Paedgan.

The British plane entered the turn. From afar, the Messerschmitt plane, painted with the number "yellow 14", could be seen clinging to the enemy plane. I saw that he quickly retracted the throttle, and with a burst of fire, the first plane immediately caught fire, and then flew off the left wing and fell down. A minute later, another one was successfully defeated. That's it, the third, the fourth, the fifth. Six fights were knocked out in a row.

Wingman Patricken exclaimed, "I didn't even have enough time to count. I had to find out when the enemy plane was shot down and where it fell, and I was also responsible for keeping the Yellow 14 safe. ”

The wingman pilot went on to praise his long-flying plane: "He had an uncanny sense of the direction of the nose in a turn. When he shoots, he just has to look at the enemy planes. Shells hit from the hood of the enemy aircraft all the way to the cockpit. What a bullet! ”

He shot while turning, picking up six enemy planes in a row. No one else can do that. In just eleven minutes, he knocked out six enemy planes in a row.

The fact that so many planes could be knocked out in such a short period of time was something that only the pilots of the "Yellow 14" could do. Who is he?

He is Lieutenant Marseilleu, the world's No. 1 ace fighter pilot!

The first attack wave had just flown over Malta, and the second attack wave followed.

Bombshells were dropped on the same target - the storage site of the British "Operation Bertleum".

The Second Air Force mobilized all units capable of night flight to participate in the air raid. About sixty bombers, escorted by night fighters and destroyers, indiscriminately bombed British storage sites. Attached buildings and repair shops were also hit by bullets and caught fire.

Moreover, according to stereoscopic photographs taken by German reconnaissance aircraft. It is also found here that there is a ramp at the edge of the airport that leads to the underground. Dirt and stones were piled up on both sides of the road. This must be an underground hangar!

The JU88 dropped a 1,000-kilogram armor-piercing projectile equipped with rocket thrusters on the shady target. To bomb such a target, it is necessary to use the method of dive. If the muzzle velocity is high, the rocket is capable of penetrating rocks 14 meters thick.

Terrible explosions rang out. The warehouses that the British had spent so much effort building were instantly drowned in the terrible artillery fire of the Luftwaffe.

The fire, the ferocity burns here

The British could not understand how the Germans judged that this was an important base for the British to store their supplies.

But. Now is not the time for them to figure it out.

There is not much to defend the base. Struggling amid the rumbling cannons and raging fire.

The magnitude of the losses was staggering, and when the news of the attack on the base reached Alexander and Montgomery, they were completely shaken.

When did the Germans begin to know that this was actually the most important supply base for the Allies? Why did the Germans endure the attack until the last moment?

Montgomery was quick to explain the mystery.

The Germans did it on purpose! They had known about the existence of this supply base for a long time, but they had been struggling to endure it. When Armageddon began, the Germans finally showed their fangs.

Now, even if the British wanted to, they couldn't stop attacking

The only way to do this was to be able to win the Armageddon quickly, otherwise the supply difficulties that the Germans had faced would quickly fall on the British.

Montgomery decided to take the plunge.

"The Second Armageddon of El Alamein". Perhaps the final decision on the ownership of North Africa will be:

Baron Bones vs. Montgomery!

At 10 p.m., the infantry of the British 30th Army Corps took the lead in the attack.

The sappers took on a great task. They had to carve a way for the panzers in the minefields set up by the Germans!

It is very strange that the Germans have no intention of stopping at all

At 2 a.m. the next day, the first batch of 500 tanks of the British army began to advance. At 4 o'clock in the morning, the leading tanks had already entered the minefield, they had rolled up so much dust that there was no visibility there at all, and the blockage began to become more and more serious

"Field Marshal Ernst, the British army has arrived exactly as you envisioned!"

When this report reached Wang Weiyi's ears, the commander-in-chief of the Afrika Korps smiled at the corner of his mouth: "So, let's get started!" ”

In fact, Wang Weiyi also believes that this is not a fair path.

The enemy's attack time, attack route, and attack method are completely in his mind. He knew when and where to launch what kind of assault!

When the German air force successfully bombed the Allied supply bases, he knew that the balance of victory had begun to tilt in his favor

"General. Field Marshal Ernst gave the order to attack! ”

"Yes, tell the marshal that the 21st Panzer Division is ready to attack!" Orgo. Friedrich. Feng. Lieutenant General Bismarck replied in his firm and cold voice.

And then. His hand waved forward: "21st Panzer Division, attack!" ”

In the sky, the eagle of Germany flew by; On the ground, a torrent of German armor rolled in.

The grand offensive has begun!

The Afrika Korps, at this moment gave his strongest roar!

Planes appear over the minefield, and tons of bombs fall.

Here's the most terrifying scene:

The British tanks were crowded together, and the road was completely blocked. They simply have no place to hide.

As the bombs fell, the explosion that killed the British was also heard.

One British tank after another was ruthlessly destroyed, which plunged British tanks into even greater chaos

Waves of airplanes appeared. And the British did not think of this at all.

The Luftwaffe, doing everything they could, selected the best pilots for night battles, and they took the enemy by surprise under the cover of the night.

When the Allied air forces rushed to the battle. The results achieved are also conceivable.

The commanders of the British army were in a hurry. But the chaotic scene made them have no solution at all.

Some of the tanks dodged in a hurry, but unfortunately they touched the mines that the sappers had not had time to clear, and then a louder explosion was heard

A minefield in the midst of chaos is now the burial ground of the British!

At the same time, the 21st Panzer Division of the German Afrika Korps, under the command of Lieutenant General Olgo, also showed their hideous fangs.

The sudden appearance of German armored forces had an incalculable impact on the battlefield.

In the information that the British had received earlier. In this area, the Germans did not arrange much strength, and the main forces were already transferred.

But where did these German armored units come from?

Those damn intelligence officers! Already the British have begun to curse.

The unluckiest were the sappers

They worked hard to clear mines for their troops. But when the enemy's tanks appeared, they lacked the necessary protection.

Now, they are now the targets of slaughter!

The Germans taught these British sappers a lesson with machine guns, and the sappers fell in patches, and the ground was almost red with blood.

The British sappers wailed from the machine-gun bullets, and they fled everywhere in a hurry, but they could not escape the pursuit of the bullets.

In the front, there are sappers in death, and in the back, tanks are also in death.

The British were in great trouble from the very beginning of the attack.

They had to come up with a solution as soon as possible, but the only thing the British command could come up with at this time was:

Get out of this damn place now!

What kind of solution is this? Who would want to stay in this land of death demons if it were possible?

The Land of Demons? Yes, that's how the British used to call this mine-ridden land of death.

Now, it's truly the Land of Demons!

The Germans had no intention of stopping their attack, slaughtering the defenseless sappers and destroying the overcrowded tanks.

And that's just the beginning.

Then, more German tanks and soldiers appeared. They began to clear the battlefield little by little according to the plan they had made in advance.

The explosions continued to sound and screams everywhere, and it was the darkest day in the history of the British 8th Army.

A demon, on this minefield full of death, showed his terrible smile.

When the survivors recall this day, each of them will tremble, and everyone will look at them with horror as they recall all the terrible experiences they have experienced! (To be continued......)