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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 (Generalfeldmarschall Erwin Rommel), attempted an envelopment of the British Eighth Army (Lieutenant-General Bernard Montgomery).

Battle of Alam el Halfa
Battle of Alam el Halfa · Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
When
30 Aug 1942 – 5 Sept 1942
Where
El Alamein
Era
Modern

Topics

Egypt2,800 BCE – todayKingdom of Egypt1868 – 1953

Before and after

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