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The Secret Battlefield Left on Pause After the Second World War Ended

In the summer of 1945, the guns of WWII fell silent, but Alexandria looked less like a place that had survived a victory and more like a battlefield left on pause. While the world celebrated, Egypt began a decade-long struggle to reclaim its most vital harbor from the shadows of an empire. This documentary explores the "keys to the docks"—the complex transition from the headquarters of the Mediterranean Fleet to a fully sovereign Egyptian port. We analyze the collision between industrial necessity and political determination, leading up to the 1952 Revolution that finally transformed Alexandria's future. Key Historical Themes: Infrastructure Fatigue: How years of air raids and constant military loading left the harbor physically exhausted. Contested Authority: The friction between Egyptian officials and British guards still holding strategic depots. Economic Bottlenecks: The struggle to export cotton and import grain through a port designed for munitions. Labor Power: The rise of dock worker committees and their role in the national recovery. 00:00 — Post-War Silence: The Harbor Left on Pause 00:43 — 6 Years of Strain: Alexandria as a Naval Headquarters 01:29 — Mapping Exhaustion: What Victory Revealed Beneath the Waves 02:04 — Demobilization Chaos: Sorting the Mountains of Material 03:01 — Blocked Births: The Struggle to Resume Peacetime Trade 03:52 — Political Standoff: Negotiating the British Withdrawal 05:49 — 1946: Reclaiming the Waterfront from the British 07:44 — Peacetime Economy vs. Aging Wartime Infrastructure 12:01 — Dock Worker Rebellion: The Battle for Post-War Dignity 15:29 — 1948 Crisis: Impact of the Arab Israeli War 18:19 — Mediterranean Rivalry: Alexandria’s Struggle with Competition 24:17 — 1950 Crossroads: The Desperate Push for Modernization 31:05 — Revoking the 1936 Treaty: A Bold Act of Sovereignty 38:28 — July 1952 Revolution: The Harbor Finally Becomes Egyptian #AlexandriaHistory #EgyptPostWar #WW2Documentary #MaritimeHistory #MediterraneanFleet #PortOfAlexandria #1952Revolution #MiddleEastHistory #HiddenHistory #NavalStrategy #ModernHistory #HistoricalDocumentary #EgyptianIndependence #BritishWithdrawal #balkanhistory