From an Englishman , thank you all for coming without being asked and fighting like lions in numbers far greater than your fledgling country should have supplied. Heroes all , thank you for my freedom and that of my countrymen . God bless Australia and new Zealand.

Thank you Australia for your courage and sacrifice.

The Aussie soldiers did a great job and saved the day on many occasions I for one thank them on behalf of the 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Anzacs, NZ and Aussies, were totally tough guys. The Aussies in New Guinea suffered not only with the jungle and the Japanese, but also with Macarthur's neglect and lack of tactical awareness. Truly brave men who still don't get the credit they deserve for not only saving Australia, but also for maintaining a second front which cost the Japanese the initiative in the Solomons. Bravo, mates.

This doesn't surprise me with the lack of comments and likes, the rest of the world doesn't realise how much effort and battles won by the Australian Army or A.I.F. in both WW1 and WW2, Korea and Vietnam. Do some research people and you will be surprised!

I was once good friends with a former 'Rat' who served in both Tobruk and in New Guinea. A quiet man of small stature who out of the blue would just start relaying one of his experiences as a sapper. Too numerous to list here. He said that on one patrol they locacted tank tracks that were too wide for Italian and had to be German. They notified British Intelligence and were told that they were Colonial idiots. The next day the Germans attacked. He was proud that Australian troops had been the first to halt a German advance on land since the beginning of the War, only to have then done the same to the Japanese in New Guinea. He is long passed now, I regard myself lucky to have known him. 🇦🇺

My South African father fought in Tobruk, in the 8th Army. He was furious when their general decided to surrender to the Germans, resulting in him spending the rest of the war as a POW.

What the AIF went on to do after Africa was nothing short of superhuman.

I served in Tobruk mine Clearing after the war 1955 -1957 The desert was littered with unexplored mines

My grandfather served in the Durham light infantry. Devils last issue . He spoke briefly about Dunkirk once. As a labourer one of the leading hands George was a Sargent Major in Torbruk and the Guinea .. I didn't ask but perhaps fought in the same area as my grandfather.. another labourer had a brother in law on the krait.

Good flm must have been hard where they were God Bless them all

From 58.10 uplifting extract from the pre battle "speech " in Henry V given as good as Laurence Olivier suitably amended for the "occasion!!".

I watched this with @NewestGaming696 (my school best friend) and this was a really good movie! Thank you for uploading this video!

Thank you for making this movie available to view 👍

I think since "Danger Close", more attention might be paid to both our history, and our great movies.

The Odd Angry Shot is another good Australian movie to watch!!!! !!!!!!

What a film👍

thankyou for the film

An almost forgotten encounter. The movie may be a bit average. The military achievement at Tobruk should not be underestimated - Australian, British and Indian. It was the first time the tank heavy combined arms blitzkrieg was fought to a standstill and defeated by infantry. For what it is worth, the US Army Combat Studies Institute still studies the tactics of General Morshead and the 9th Australian Division brigades at Tobruk. See Colonel Ward Miller’s excellent article: The 9th Australian Division versus The Africa Corps.

Love the Commonwealth soldiers'/their armed forces' commitment and bravery in WW2.

The fight over the Owen Stanley range....well known by anyone really interested in WWII Pacific Theater. I first read about it when i was 7....50 years ago, ....Sir Basil Liddel Hart's magazine set was what introduced me to WWII......lots of books since then. The book Kokoda is a good read

I saw most of this years ago but missed the baptism scene at the end.

An interesting film and an interesting compassion between the method of acting and scripting and diction compared to the today's methods of acting. Rats Of Tobruk Little did the Germans realize their score and ridicule would come back to bit them. These tough and steadfast Australian heroes would wear the team with honor not that any out of modesty would have called or thought of themselves themselves as heroes but merely mates fighting along side and supporting each other each, merely doing there duty in the protection king and country and down under. All thanks and accolades to there memory service and sacrifice.

Remember you Ozzies. There was a massive bar fight. Ozzies against Scots. Ozzies ran away quick. Too much alcohol at stake. God bless you.

Toda una grata sorpresa toparme con este clásico del género bélico sobre el papel que jugarían las aguerridas tropas australianas durante la segunda guerra mundial. Desde los arenales de África del norte hasta las selvas del Pacífico sur en dejar una huella de valor y arrojo. Estaba buscando el filme con Richard Burton y James Mason sobre " Las Ratas de Tobruk" y ha sido placentero ver esta versión de 1944, que seguramente era para galvanizar el esfuerzo bélico del momento, el cual ahora es un importante documento para ser apreciado por las nuevas generaciones de cinéfilos. No deja de ser divertido, a mi modo de ver, algunas escenas sobre esa clase de irreverencia que tenían estos soldados los caracterizaba que en esta película se aprecian en sumo grado. Saludos y bendiciones a todos los cinéfilos de corazón desde Venezuela.

Good film.

Anzac ww1 and ww2 absolutely fantastic. However because of politics check out Aussies post el elamain . They were forced to be second line after new guinea. Fantastic again Korea and Vietnam

sadly grant taylor who along with chips rafferty was a sensation in 40000 horsemen in 1939 found that the war badly affected his career.he was considered in 39 to be australias next biggest film star after erroll fynn but a homebased star not hollywood.indeed hes credited with creating the image of the tough independent sometimes outspoken digger later taken up by ironically peter finch who co stars with him here rod taylor jack thompson bryan brown and early on mel gibson.however his impetus never really survived the war .he continued to act sucessfully especially onstage in australia but his screen career was relegated to supporting parts.if he seems familiar now its mainly due to his role in the movie and tv series long john silver with robert newton where he played his mate patch.his son interestingly played jack hawkins.his lat tv outing was in the series ufo in the 70s and he died comparitively young.chips rafferty on the other hand had a remarkable career.discovered at the same time he was basically the paul hogan of his day a normal working class guy with a lot of wit who seemed to embody working class australians .he like hogan basically played himself onscreen but became in his time almost the classic definition of the australian male to those watching from abroad in a host of movies and tv appearences.

Film was made in Australia during WW2 so they used Australian made AC1 Sentinel tanks , with mocked up wooden ‘German’ style turrets as the panzers.

Respect to the 8th army

Classic 😊

Classic Aussie war film. Some big actors of the dsy. Quite accurate.

There were many body lice in Tobruk. They were known as the Chats of Tobruk.

God bless the Anzacs

Too early it won’t be ready until 5:30 at earliest

Australian accent sounds like an Italian person playing the bagpipes.

Great movie 10/3/23

I heard the theme from Popeye the Sailor Man in this several times.

Tobruk is my city

So this is where "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" came from!

At 46:29 you can see "German" Tanks with these tiny little pop guns called 2 pounders. Surprisingly, the producers were able to hide the big penises on the hull fronts (Sentinel tanks)

Just a small point, but are the German not in right uniforms. Thought they used to wear desert uniform & not the the khaki & trench coats.?

This film about toburq

Possibly a good film for it's day.

Of ALL the Dominion troops, without a doubt, the ANZACS were superior to the rest in both World Wars... and most American SE ASIA Vets say They, along with the ROK Marines WERE The BEST y could have beside you!!!

Interesting propaganda film about an aspect of the desert war that's not often shown. A young Peter Finch, who was English, in an early role.

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South African armies were there as well. Not mentioned. Shoddy work.

Montgomery loved the colonials because they were tougher and smarter then the Germans and Italians😂😂😂.

37:59 chevy

Is this fact based, as in real people names?

Great film really great. Such a pity you love gay rugby

Kind of cheesy, very propagandic, but a good flick to watch.

One thing we Scots remember? Beat you Ozzies up in the biggest bar fight in north africa history. I bet you dont record that in your history.

Made just 3 years after the events - was this part of wartime propaganda ? We’ll see.

worst movie ever.

Ozzies great fighting soldiers,🇦🇺 🇦🇺