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The State of the British Eighth Army | BATTLESTORM Operation Crusader Part 2

Who were the British commanders? Were they prepared for the upcoming battle? What tanks did they have? This week, it's all about British forces prior to Operation Crusader, and we discover that the new British Eighth Army was going into battle with some serious flaws. Perhaps it was unfit for duty? Perhaps Cunningham was the wrong guy for the job? Maybe Auchinleck was under too much pressure? Maybe their new Crusader tanks and their M3 Light Tanks weren't up for the job? Either way, Eighth Army was about to go up against Rommel and the Afrika Korps at a disadvantage. Timestamps 00:00 Intro British Commanders 00:39 Part 1 The Auk’s Commanders 01:23 General Alan Cunningham 05:42 General Godwin-Austen (13th Corps) 06:40 General Vyvyan Pope (30th Corps) 07:17 General Norrie (30th Corps) 08:01 Brigadier Galloway (Eighth Army HQ) 09:04 Part 2 British Units and Doctrine 09:09 Percy Hobart’s Influence on Crusader 10:37 Explaining why splitting the tanks from the infantry was bad 13:35 British Army morale and make-up 16:49 British Order of Battle (starting with 30th Corps) 17:33 William ‘Strafer’ Gott 19:21 Why the British call their Battalions “regiments” 20:20 Thank you Patreons! 21:40 Jock Campbell 23:15 Brigadier Pienaar 25:46 13th Corps (starting with Freyberg’s New Zealand Division) 26:37 Messervy’s 4th Indian Division 27:59 The Tobruk Garrison (including the Polish and Czech units) 28:44 Reid’s Oasis Force, plus other smaller, reserve and reinforcements 29:27 Part 3 British Weapons of War 30:45 The 2-Pounder Anti-Tank Gun 33:12 The 25-Pounder Field Artillery Gun 36:44 British tank types (infantry vs cruiser) 37:11 Infantry tanks (starting with the Matilda II) 38:44 Valentine tank 40:35 Cruiser Tanks (starting with the A-15 Crusader tanks) 41:26 A-13 Cruisers 42:06 M3 Light Tanks (Stuarts or Honeys) 44:21 British Radios and Communications 45:36 British men, equipment and tank numbers 48:51 Summary of the state of British Eighth Army prior to Crusader BATTLESTORM is a "super-accurate and filthy-detailed" historical documentary series. Check out my previous videos using this link    • BATTLESTORM WW2 Documentaries   Somaliland 1940 | BATTLESTORM-LITE Documentary    • Somaliland 1940 | BATTLESTORM-LITE Documen...   Operation Compass 1940-41 | BATTLESTORM (the first video in the North African Campaign Documentary series)    • Operation Compass 1940-41 | BATTLESTORM No...   The REAL Operation Battleaxe 1941 | BATTLESTORM WW2 Documentary    • The REAL Operation Battleaxe 1941 | BATTLE...   History isn’t as boring as some people think, and my goal is to get people talking about it. I also want to dispel the myths and distortions that ruin our perception of the past by asking a simple question - “But is this really the case?”. I have a 2:1 Degree in History and a passion for early 20th Century conflicts (mainly WW2). I’m therefore approaching this like I would an academic essay. Lots of sources, quotes, references and so on. Only the truth will do. Check out the pinned comment below for more information, notes, links, and sources. Also, please consider supporting me on Patreon and help make more videos like this possible   / tikhistory   All music in the video is mine, except the two national anthems (New Zealand and Indian), but both of them are in the public domain. The copyright on New Zealand's national anthem expired on 1st January 2000. The copyright of India's national anthem expired on 1st January 1972. This video is discussing events or concepts that are academic, educational and historical in nature. This video is for informational purposes and was created so we may better understand the past and learn from the mistakes others have made.