Second Battle of El Alamein

1942 major turning point in the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World War

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1942 — 1942 battle, Outpost Snipe, Battles of El Alamein, Western Desert campaign, Egypt, 

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1942-07-27T00:00:00Z

First Battle of El Alamein

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Breaking Through the Last of the German Minefields at El Alamein - 4th November 1942 Art.IWMARTLD2976

Campaign in North Africa 1940 - 1943 E18907

Campaign in North Africa 1940 1943 E18989

RAF Baltimore bombing El Daba airfield (cropped1to1)

RAF Baltimore bombing El Daba airfield

Sherman tanks of the Eighth Army move across the desert

Stanowisko działa Pak 38 kal 50 mm na wysuniętych pozycjach EL Alamein (2-2047)

The British Army in North Africa 1942 E18377

The Campaign in North Africa 1940-1943 E18467

The Campaign in North Africa 1940-1943 E18468

The Campaign in North Africa 1940-1943 E18469

The "insult" version of the V sign, with the palm of the hand facing the signer, in this case a Britsh soldier after months of deadly battles against the Axis aggressors

Type	Description	Date	Keywords	Notes	Source
link	Freebase entry@				Wikidata
conflict	Battle of Alam el Halfa		battle		Wikidata
conflict	Second Battle of El Alamein		battle		Wikidata
conflict	First Battle of El Alamein	1942	battle		Wikidata
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image	2 Battle of El Alamein 014				Wikimedia
image	2 Battle of El Alamein 015				Wikimedia
image	2 Battle of El Alamein 016				Wikimedia
image	Breaking Through the Last of the German Minefields at El Alamein - 4th November 1942 Art.IWMARTLD2976				Wikimedia
image	Campaign in North Africa 1940 - 1943 E18907				Wikimedia
image	Campaign in North Africa 1940 1943 E18989				Wikimedia
image	RAF Baltimore bombing El Daba airfield (cropped1to1)				Wikimedia
image	RAF Baltimore bombing El Daba airfield				Wikimedia
image	Sherman tanks of the Eighth Army move across the desert				Wikimedia
image	Stanowisko działa Pak 38 kal 50 mm na wysuniętych pozycjach EL Alamein (2-2047)				Wikimedia
image	The British Army in North Africa 1942 E18377				Wikimedia
image	The Campaign in North Africa 1940-1943 E18467				Wikimedia
image	The Campaign in North Africa 1940-1943 E18468				Wikimedia
image	The Campaign in North Africa 1940-1943 E18469				Wikimedia
image	The "insult" version of the V sign, with the palm of the hand facing the signer, in this case a Britsh soldier after months of deadly battles against the Axis aggressors				Wikimedia