{"id":99084,"date":"2025-11-16T04:00:30","date_gmt":"2025-11-16T09:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=99084"},"modified":"2025-11-15T17:27:57","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T22:27:57","slug":"north-africa-ep-8-the-forgotten-battle-of-mersa-el-brega","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2025\/11\/16\/north-africa-ep-8-the-forgotten-battle-of-mersa-el-brega\/","title":{"rendered":"North Africa Ep. 8: The Forgotten Battle of Mersa El Brega"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CiTNv0yI0fM?si=LHdjSirrP_4Kxh36\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>World War Two<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 15 Nov 2025<\/p>\n<p>At Mersa Brega a thin British screen, one reinforced battalion with guns, holds a superb defensive choke point until Stukas, artillery, and Panzer Regiment 5 grind it down. 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