Halfaya north of Hama is reportedly also captured by rebel forces. This means they are just 15km away from the gates of Hama. They are advancing with extraordinary speed.
November 30, 2024 at 3:00 PM
Halfaya north of Hama is reportedly also captured by rebel forces. This means they are just 15km away from the gates of Hama. They are advancing with extraordinary speed.
Operation Battleaxe, Halfaya Pass, Egypt. June 15, 1941
February 8, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Operation Battleaxe, Halfaya Pass, Egypt. June 15, 1941
BREAKINGS MEWS: The Free Syrian Army has taken full control of the city of Halfaya.
The liberation of Halfaya means that the Free Syrian Army is officially on the outskirts of #Hama city.
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The liberation of Halfaya means that the Free Syrian Army is officially on the outskirts of #Hama city.
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December 3, 2024 at 1:42 AM
BREAKINGS MEWS: The Free Syrian Army has taken full control of the city of Halfaya.
The liberation of Halfaya means that the Free Syrian Army is officially on the outskirts of #Hama city.
#Freesyria
The liberation of Halfaya means that the Free Syrian Army is officially on the outskirts of #Hama city.
#Freesyria
Do me like I’m a Hussar regiment charging up Halfaya Pass in cruiser tanks
My husband is obsessed with World War Two so his idea of sexting usually involves WW2 somehow- his most recent one; 'I can't wait to send my panzers through your Ardennes.' I love him but his flirting is terrible. IT'S A DAILY OCCURRENCE.
August 18, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Do me like I’m a Hussar regiment charging up Halfaya Pass in cruiser tanks
#Syrie L'offensive rebelle continue vers Hama malgré l'arrivée de renforts côté régime.
Les rebelles auraient pris cette nuit : Halfaya, Maardes, Taybat Imam. ...
Ils auraient atteint Khattab.
Les rebelles auraient pris cette nuit : Halfaya, Maardes, Taybat Imam. ...
Ils auraient atteint Khattab.
December 3, 2024 at 8:47 AM
#Syrie L'offensive rebelle continue vers Hama malgré l'arrivée de renforts côté régime.
Les rebelles auraient pris cette nuit : Halfaya, Maardes, Taybat Imam. ...
Ils auraient atteint Khattab.
Les rebelles auraient pris cette nuit : Halfaya, Maardes, Taybat Imam. ...
Ils auraient atteint Khattab.
On 17 January 1942 the Halfaya garrison surrendered. In popular lore it is mostly linked to Major Bach, CO of I./S.R.104, the fighting pastor, who was to die as a POW. In reality however it was commanded by General Fedele de Giorgis, GOC 55 Savona Infantry Division.
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The End of the Halfaya Garrison
Background On 17 January 1942 the Axis garrison of the Halfaya Pass surrendered, just before a final attack was supposed to go in and capture the pass. It consisted of about 6,000 men, with ca. 60%…
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January 17, 2026 at 6:34 PM
On 17 January 1942 the Halfaya garrison surrendered. In popular lore it is mostly linked to Major Bach, CO of I./S.R.104, the fighting pastor, who was to die as a POW. In reality however it was commanded by General Fedele de Giorgis, GOC 55 Savona Infantry Division.
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Rebels: More than 50 government forces were killed during our nighttime military operations in the Hama countryside, which led to our forces taking control of "Souran", "Taybat al-Imam", "Halfaya" and "Maardis". syria.liveuamap.com/en/2024/3-de...
Rebels: More than 50 government forces were killed during our nighttime military operations in the Hama countryside, which led to our forces taking control of "Souran", "Taybat al-Imam", "Halfaya" and...
Rebels: More than 50 government forces were killed during our nighttime military operations in the Hama countryside, which led to our forces taking control of "Souran", "Taybat al-Imam", "Halfaya" and...
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December 3, 2024 at 7:44 AM
Rebels: More than 50 government forces were killed during our nighttime military operations in the Hama countryside, which led to our forces taking control of "Souran", "Taybat al-Imam", "Halfaya" and "Maardis". syria.liveuamap.com/en/2024/3-de...
On 5 Jan 42, an RAF photographer went onboard a Blenheim pounding Halfaya Pass. The Blenheim attacks were so heavy that Churchill inquired whether this wasn't a waste of effort.
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The End of the Halfaya Garrison
Background On 17 January 1942 the Axis garrison of the Halfaya Pass surrendered, just before a final attack was supposed to go in and capture the pass. It consisted of about 6,000 men, with ca. 60%…
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January 6, 2026 at 8:49 AM
On 5 Jan 42, an RAF photographer went onboard a Blenheim pounding Halfaya Pass. The Blenheim attacks were so heavy that Churchill inquired whether this wasn't a waste of effort.
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On the border to Egypt, Halfaya Pass received far more than its fair share of attention with round-the-clock bombing. Even Churchill was asking if this wasn’t overdoing it.
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January 5, 2025 at 11:53 PM
On the border to Egypt, Halfaya Pass received far more than its fair share of attention with round-the-clock bombing. Even Churchill was asking if this wasn’t overdoing it.
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#OTD in 1941 I./S.R.104 was assigned to Fortress Halfaya from 21. Panzerdivision. Two days later a furious letter from Division z.b.V. Afrika, then responsible for the Halfaya Pass, was sent to Panzergruppe command.
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Robbing Peter to pay Paul
Background Every so often in going through the mountain of files on my hard drive I come across one that makes me smile inwardly, despite the serious subject matter. Most of the time it’s because I…
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October 30, 2025 at 8:04 AM
#OTD in 1941 I./S.R.104 was assigned to Fortress Halfaya from 21. Panzerdivision. Two days later a furious letter from Division z.b.V. Afrika, then responsible for the Halfaya Pass, was sent to Panzergruppe command.
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⚡️The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has been able to halt the rebel advance, push them out of Hama city, and regain control of several towns north of the city.
Assad's army claims control of the towns of Maardas, Murek, and Halfaya.
Assad's army claims control of the towns of Maardas, Murek, and Halfaya.
December 1, 2024 at 8:55 AM
⚡️The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has been able to halt the rebel advance, push them out of Hama city, and regain control of several towns north of the city.
Assad's army claims control of the towns of Maardas, Murek, and Halfaya.
Assad's army claims control of the towns of Maardas, Murek, and Halfaya.
Opposition and Rebel Forces were confirmed to have Captured the Town of Halfaya earlier today, which is less than 25km to the Northeast of Hama.
November 30, 2024 at 4:32 PM
Opposition and Rebel Forces were confirmed to have Captured the Town of Halfaya earlier today, which is less than 25km to the Northeast of Hama.
On 1 January 1942 30 Corps attacked Bardia. The next day the fortress fell and the extremely unpleasant General Schmitt had the honour of being the first German general of the war to have to surrender his entire command.
[Simpsons HaHa GIF]
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Bardia, Halfaya, and the January Offensive
Bardia, Cyrenaica, Libya. Re-captured by Allied forces on 2 January 1942, Bardia was repeatedly attacked from the air. The harbour seen during a raid by bomber aircraft of the South African Air For…
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January 1, 2026 at 7:36 PM
On 1 January 1942 30 Corps attacked Bardia. The next day the fortress fell and the extremely unpleasant General Schmitt had the honour of being the first German general of the war to have to surrender his entire command.
[Simpsons HaHa GIF]
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Parce que bon trouver des jeux de mots sur El Alamein, Mersa Matrouh, Gazala, Panzer et Halfaya c'est pas facile facile
March 12, 2026 at 11:44 AM
Parce que bon trouver des jeux de mots sur El Alamein, Mersa Matrouh, Gazala, Panzer et Halfaya c'est pas facile facile
On 26 February 1942 Major-General John "Jock" Campbell, recently promoted to command 7 Armd Div, died in a car accident at Halfaya Pass. His Victoria Cross for his actions on Sidi Rezegh in November 1941 had been gazetted just three days before.
Jock Campbell’s VC
Background In the initial stage of the Sidi Rezegh battles on 21/22 November 1941, Brigadier Jock Campbell, commanding 7th Support Group, the non-armoured element of 7th Armoured Division, won his …
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February 26, 2026 at 8:42 AM
On 26 February 1942 Major-General John "Jock" Campbell, recently promoted to command 7 Armd Div, died in a car accident at Halfaya Pass. His Victoria Cross for his actions on Sidi Rezegh in November 1941 had been gazetted just three days before.
On the emergence of multiple, mostly Idleb-centric regional and family networks in the new Syrian state, with places like Halfaya substituting for Assad’s Qardaha, by Kamal Shahin.
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How Halfaya and Idlib Replaced Qardaha at the Heart of Syrian Power
The highest offices in the new state are being parceled out among the rural towns that fought hardest in the revolution, creating a constellation of competing centers of gravity
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June 2, 2026 at 8:54 AM
On the emergence of multiple, mostly Idleb-centric regional and family networks in the new Syrian state, with places like Halfaya substituting for Assad’s Qardaha, by Kamal Shahin.
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Ten. Maira, one of not many holders of the German EK.II enjoying a photo session on a captured Marmon Herrington Mk I. Halfaya, August 1941.
The vehicle identifier flag shows that it is the command vehicle of Captain Bach, commander of the German battalion holding Halfaya Pass.
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The vehicle identifier flag shows that it is the command vehicle of Captain Bach, commander of the German battalion holding Halfaya Pass.
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January 24, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Ten. Maira, one of not many holders of the German EK.II enjoying a photo session on a captured Marmon Herrington Mk I. Halfaya, August 1941.
The vehicle identifier flag shows that it is the command vehicle of Captain Bach, commander of the German battalion holding Halfaya Pass.
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The vehicle identifier flag shows that it is the command vehicle of Captain Bach, commander of the German battalion holding Halfaya Pass.
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