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The Second Battle of El Alamein (23 October – 11 November 1942) was a battle of the Second World War that took place near the Egyptian railway halt of El Alamein.The First Battle of El Alamein and the Battle of Alam el Halfa had prevented the Axis from advancing further into Egypt.
The First Battle of El Alamein and the Battle of Alam el Halfa had prevented the Axis from advancing further into Egypt. The Allied victory was the beginning of the end of the Western Desert Campaign, eliminating the Axis threat to Egypt, the Suez Canal and the Middle Eastern and Persian oil fields. The battle revived the morale of the Allies ...
First Battle of El Alamein: July 1942; Battle of Alam el Halfa: August–September 1942; Second Battle of El Alamein: October–November 1942; Battle of El Agheila: December 1942; Operation Torch: November 1942 Operation Terminal: 8 November 1942; Naval Battle of Casablanca; Tunisia Campaign: November 1942 – May 1943
There were two Battles of El Alamein in World War II, both fought in 1942. The battles occurred during the North African campaign in Egypt, in and around an area named after a railway stop called El Alamein. First Battle of El Alamein: 1–27 July 1942; Second Battle of El Alamein: 23 October – 4 November 1942
The North African campaign of World War II took place in North Africa from 10 June 1940 to 13 May 1943, fought between the Allies and the Axis Powers.It included campaigns in the Libyan and Egyptian deserts (Western Desert campaign, Desert War), in Morocco and Algeria (Operation Torch), and in Tunisia (Tunisia campaign).
The Defence of Outpost Snipe in Egypt was part of the Second Battle of El Alamein, part of the Western Desert campaign during the Second World War.On the night of 26/27 October 1942, the 2nd Battalion of the Rifle Brigade (part of the 7th Motor Brigade), with thirteen 6-pounder anti-tank guns and the 239th Battery, 76th (Royal Welch Fusiliers) Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery, with six more ...
Following the First Battle of El Alamein, which had stalled the Axis advance into Egypt, British forces went onto the offensive in October. [89] The Second Battle of El Alamein marked a watershed in the Western Desert Campaign and turned the tide in the North African Campaign. It ended the Axis threat to Egypt, the Suez Canal and of gaining ...
June 30: Battle of the El Alamein Box; July 1-27: First Battle of El Alamein. July 1–2: First Battle of the Coast Road; July 1: Battle of Deir el Shein; July 2: First Battle of Ruweisat Ridge; July 3–5: Battle of the Qattara box (Also known as Battle of the Kaponga box) July 10: First Battle of Tel el Eisa; July 14: Second Battle of ...