Battle of El Alamein (oct 23, 1942 – nov 5, 1942)
Description:
Who:Decisive Allied VictoryWhere: El Alamein, Egypt
Why:The Second Battle of El Alamein was a battle of the Second World War that took place near the Egyptian railway halt of El Alamein. With the Allies victorious, it was the watershed of the Western Desert Campaign
Significance:The Battle of El Alamein was primarily fought between two of the outstanding commanders of World War Two, Montgomery, who succeeded the dismissed Auchinleck, and Rommel. The Allied victory at El Alamein lead to the retreat of the Afrika Korps and the German surrender in North Africa in May 1943.
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Date:
oct 23, 1942
nov 5, 1942
~ 13 days