
Patton vs Rommel: America's Unexpected North African Win in WW2
By late 1942, Erwin Rommel's Afrika Korps has been pushed back into Tunisia, and a green American armored force lands in North Africa for its first real test against German tanks. This episode of the Greatest Tank Battles series follows the closing campaign of the North African theater, from the initial landings through the tank engagements that decided who controlled the Mediterranean's southern shore. Archival footage of Sherman and Panzer columns, maps tracking the shifting front, and expert commentary lay out how George Patton's untested divisions adapted under fire against a German force considered among the most capable in the war. The film gives weight to the logistics behind the fighting, fuel, supply lines, and terrain, alongside the armor clashes themselves, showing why a campaign fought far from Europe's main fronts still shaped the rest of the war. It closes with the Axis surrender in Tunisia, the first major Allied land victory involving American armor.