Outpost Snipe

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, with thirteen 6-pounder anti-tank guns and the 239th Battery, 76th Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery, with six more 6-pounders, was ordered to occupy a desert feature known as Snipe, a small depression in the landscape 1.5 mi (2.4 km) south-west of Kidney Ridge that was suitable for an outpost. Once consolidated, it could be used as a jumping-off point for an advance by the 24th Armoured Brigade.

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1942 Outpost Snipe

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1940 — 1943 Western Desert campaign

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1942 First Battle of El Alamein

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1942 Second Battle of El Alamein

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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	Second Battle of El Alamein	United Kingdom, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1942	Outpost Snipe	battle	Wikidata