1941 WWII NEWSREEL BRITISH VICTORIES IN LIBYA GREEK DEFEAT OF ITALIAN ARMY ETHIOPIA XD49564

Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films? Visit Visit our website Dating to 1941, this black and white, silent film from Castle “War in the East British-Greek Victories“ chronicles the Italian victory in Ethiopia in 1936, and shows some of the early successes that the Greek Army achieved against Italian forces, and British successes in North Africa -- in particular the Battle of Bardia -- in 1940-41. While largely forgotten, both of the campaigns shown in this film had meaningful impact on the war. In particular, Greece’s defeat of Mussolini’s forces in 1940 was “The First Victory“ against Axis forces in WWII. The embarrassing losses suffered by the Italians indicated that Il Duce’s forces were of inferior quality. Most importantly, the situation forced Hitler to invade Greece and thus delayed the opening of Operation Barbarossa, something that might have cost Hitler victory in the East. Opening titles: Castle Films presents The