The british approve a plan to destroy german fuel bunkers at tobruk in an attempt to cripple rommels attack. Axis forces recaptured the port on 21 june 1942, after defeating the eighth army in the battle of gazala. The german officer does not ever even appear to be a nazi. Australians, backed by british artillery and tanks, captured the fortress in the first allied drive through cyrenaica libya, and australian troops, again backed by british artillery, held it against as great odds as have been faced by any garrison in history. Stream deutsch im jahr 1942 kann ein versprengter franzosischer sto. Tobruk 1967 in order to slow rommels advance on the suez canal, a group of allied soldiers cross the libyan desert to destroy enemy fuel reserves and stop tanks dead in their tracks. Along the way a strange bond develops between the men, one. This discovery had been made on the site last week by a documentary team from the history program war junk just days before the. Taxi for tobruk 1961 changes the movie database tmdb. During the siege of tobruk, which lasted from february to november 1941, during world war ii, german and italian troops, led by general erwin rommel, gained control of the city of tobruk in libya.
Taxi 1998 imdb taxi 1998 box office mojo taxi 1998 movie online taxi 1998 full d. However, it was undoubtedly a siege meaning that tobruk was a fortified location under steady attack by the axis. Uncovered german tobruk machine gun emplacement of wwii. Taxi for tobruk has been added to your cart add to cart. There is actually quite a bit of drama, humor and suspense throughout, and this is a movie that even people who generally dont like war films will enjoy. British tobruk fort defense german afrika korps attack men of war assault squad 2 mod gameplay duration. It was the site of antipyrgos, an ancient greek agricultural colony, and thereafter of a roman fortress guarding the cyrenaican frontier. The siege of tobruk took place in the western desert of north africa in 1941 at the height of the second world war.
French commandos kidnap a german captain and cross the north african. Taxi for tobruk 1961 this world war two film is set in north africa during late summer 1942. The defense of tobruk in the second world war, was the first time that the german juggernaut was stopped with their blitzkrieg style of warfare. The successes of axis forces during the siege of tobruk were largely due to rommels ability to launch effective defenses against british tank forces. Large database of subtitles for movies, tv series and anime at opensubtitles. Taxi for tobruk 1961 french commandos charles aznavour, lino ventura kidnap a german captain hardy kruger and cross the north african desert in his car. The author of the plan, canadianborn major donald craig rock hudson of the long range desert group lrdg had been captured by vichy french forces and is.
During world war ii, french commandos join forces with a german officer in order to survive the african desert. On 4th june 2015, dispatches from juno beach centre in france and nick logan, global news, journalist, reported that had been uncovered a german tobruk machine gun emplacement of world war ii, long buried in the shifting sands of juno beach. Taxi for tobruk bluray has been added to your cart add to cart. Ganzer film taxi nach tobruk 1961 stream deutsch kinox. Tobruk 1967 internet movie firearms database guns in. Taxi for tobruk during world war ii, french commandos join forces with a german officer in order to survive the african desert. Taxi for tobruk the most exciting, explosive journey the screen has ever taken through a minefield of human emotions. A german heavy battery salvos positions at tobruk in direct shelling. The 1961 film, taxi for tobruk, is a fastpaced wwii adventure that introduces us to the five main characters during the opening credits, and then kicks off to an explosive start with an attack on a german camp that leads to four french soldiers being stranded on foot in the remote desert of libya in 1942. Use keywords to find the product you are looking for. In september 1942, rommels africa korps is only 90 miles 144 km from the suez canal, but running dangerously low on fuel. The city is beautifully situated along its ushaped harbour, between the encroaching sands of the sahara from the south and lively mediterranean waves from the north.
Four french soldiers, serving in british long range desert group, return after the raid on german base with a. The german afrika corps under the command of general erwin rommel had commenced the offensive which drove the british forces eastwards across the desert to the egyptian frontier. Bernard blier, ses anecdotes avec raimu, jean gabin et jean carmet archive ina duration. Leaving the port of tobruk on the main road to alexandria, tobruk war cemetery is located about 7 kilometres inland, set back about 100 metres along an access track branching from the left side of the road, and clearly visible from the road. In this ww ii adventure, a band of french soldiers must escort a group of highranking german officers across the north african desert. Italy a german ally had occupied libya, right next to egypt where the british were heavily ensconced. The movie stars rock hudson, george peppard and nigel green. The siege of tobruk was lifted in december 1941 in the course of operation crusader.
The town later became a way station on the coastal caravan route. The film focuses on a joint britishsig special interrogation group raid on the fuel dumps at german controlled port city of tobruk. Tobruk is a 1967 world war ii adventure film directed by arthur hiller and written by leo gordon. During world war ii, french commandos join forces with a german officer in order to survive the african desert title. Over the centuries, tobruk also served as a waystation along the coastal caravan route. Tobruk was the site of an ancient greek colony and, later, of a roman fortress guarding the frontier of cyrenaica. On 22 january 1941, a joint force of british, australian, and indian troops captured the libyan port city of tobruk making it the only alliedheld city in axiscontrolled territory. With hardy kruger, lino ventura, maurice biraud, charles aznavour. The 1941 siege of tobruk, birth of the rats of tobruk. The most exciting, explosive journey the screen has ever taken through a minefield of human emotions.
Taxi for tobruk yr 1961 during world war ii, french commandos join forces with a german officer in order to survive the african desert. Total number of members who have this title in their. Each and every inch of the defended location was inside range of the german and italian guns, and the harbor workingparties was the target of fire nearly as much. The siege of tobruk was the first occasion in the war that german panzer units had been stopped. If my memory serves me correctly, this movie appeared shortly after hardy. Lost in the deserts of lybia, a french commando unit struggles to find the road to the battlefield of elalamein, unsure whether their german prisoner hardy kruger is. You could watch taxi for tobruk 1961 on putlocker free that was released in 19610509 and ranked 7.
Caught by the police for a huge speed infraction, he will help emilien, a loser inspector who cant drive, on the track of german bank robbers, so he doesnt lose his license and his dream job. By 1911, tobruk had become an italian military post, but during world war ii, allied forces, mainly the australian 6th division, took tobruk on 22 january 1941. Peter fitzsimons narrative is gripping, he managed to create protagonists from every aspect of the conflict. Near tobruk, where a bloody battle has been waged between allied and german troops, with numerous casualties, four men, allies, manage to escape through. Lino ventura, hardy kruger, charles aznavour, maurice. The stars are, lino ventura, maurice biraud, german cobos, charles aznavour and hardy kruger.
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