October 1973. members of the organization of arab petroleum exporting countries proclaimed an oil embargo. the embargo was targeted at nations perceived as supporting israel.
The British were larger in number, had higher quality weapons and more weapons, and they had far better training.
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Although the physical and emotional damage was huge, the overall effect was to strengthen the British to defeat the Germans.