Battle of Alam el Halfa

The Battle of Alam el Halfa took place between 30 August and 5 September 1942 south of El Alamein during the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World War. Panzerarmee Afrika, attempted an envelopment of the British Eighth Army. In Unternehmen Brandung, the last big Axis offensive of the Western Desert Campaign, Rommel intended to defeat the Eighth Army before Allied reinforcements arrived.

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1942  Wikimedia, Wikidata
battle, United Kingdom, Kingdom of Egypt, 

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Location: 30.6667, 29.1667, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1942-09-05T00:00:00Z

1942 Battle of Alam el Halfa

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1943-02-04T00:00:00Z

1940 — 1943 Western Desert campaign

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1942-07-27T00:00:00Z

1942 First Battle of El Alamein

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1942-11-11T00:00:00Z

1942 Second Battle of El Alamein

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Frameless

Italian column moving towards Alam el Halfa

Destroyed British plane

English fighter downed by Italian anti-aircraft fire

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1940	Western Desert campaign	military campaign	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1942	First Battle of El Alamein	United Kingdom, Axis Powers, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1942	Battle of Alam el Halfa	United Kingdom, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1942	Second Battle of El Alamein	United Kingdom, battle	Wikidata
commons	image		Italian column moving towards Alam el Halfa		Commons
commons	image		Destroyed British plane		Commons
commons	image		English fighter downed by Italian anti-aircraft fire		Commons