Great Tank Battles of WWII
Season 1
Ep 3. Death in Snow and Sand
- January 1, 1999
- 53 min
The were continuous battles between the British 8th Army, the Desert Rats, under General Montgomery, and the Deutsche Afrika Korps, led by the Desert Fox , General Erwin Rommel. Meanwhile, the Germans were launching a massive attack at Kursk, which was to become the biggest tank battle in history, involving over 6,000 tanks, 2 million troops and some 4,000 aircraft. The new anti-tank gun of the Soviets was a significant factor on the ultimate German defeat.