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	::The Battle of El Alamein::
		The Battle of El Alamein, fought in the deserts of North Africa, is seen as one of the decisive victories of World War Two.
		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.
		El Alamein was a bottleneck that ensures that Rommel could not use his favoured form of attack - sweeping into the enemy from the rear.
	www.historylearningsite.co.uk /battle_of_el_alamein.htm (1801 words)

	The Battle of El Alamein (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Battle of El Alamein, from 23 October to 5 November 1942, was one of the largest battles involving the western allies in the whole of the war with Germany.
		El Alamein was part of the series of battles that saw the British Commonwealth forces advancing and retreating across the coastal plain and desert hinterland of North Africa from 1940 to 1943.
		El Alamein was a large battle, involving 220,000 men, 1,100 tanks and 900 guns on the Allied side facing the 180,000 men, 600 tanks and 500 guns of the Axis powers.
	www.defence.gov.au /army/AHU/HISTORY/Battles/El_Alamein.htm (893 words)

	12/Alamein 1
		El Alamein was principally a battle of attrition.
		The deception plan in preparation for the battle of El Alamein is openly acknowledged in the official records.
		I would accept that general history books tend to skip the details, but El Alamein was such a carefully prepared battle and of such importance to the British that many aspects of the engagement were recorded in detail and are in the public record.
	www.maskelynemagic.com /12alamein1.html (3576 words)

	El Alamein July 2 - November 4, 1942 - World War II Multimedia Database
		El Alamein was the last major battle in the war that was exclusively a Commonwealth affair.
		The battle of El Alamein, 60 years ago on Wednesday, was a key event in British history.
		Bernard Montgomery, the hero of El Alamein and North Africa, where he succeeded Auchinleck, was one of the most inspirational military commanders of World War Two.
	www.worldwar2database.com /html/elalamein.htm (701 words)

	ipedia.com: Second Battle of El Alamein Article (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Battle of Alamein, or more correctly the Second Battle of El Alamein, marked a significant turning point of World War II and was the first major victory by a British-led force over the German Army.
		Following the First Battle of El Alamein, which had stalled the Axis advance, British general Bernard Montgomery took command of the Eighth Army from Claude Auchinleck in August 1942.
		Some historians believe that the battle, along with the Battle of Stalingrad, were the two major Allied victories that contributed to the defeat of Nazi Germany.
	www.ipedia.com /second_battle_of_el_alamein.html (998 words)

	El Alamein
		Then in the second El Alamein battle, the Eighth Army, now commanded by Lt-General Montgomery, fought successfully between 23 October and 4 November 1942 to pierce Rommel's defences, forcing him to retreat into Tunisia.
		Unlike most previous Western Desert battles, this second battle was a set-piece affair against static defences with no turnable flank and lack of fuel and transport prevented Rommel from practicing the mobile warfare of which he was a master.
		El Alamein was the climax of the Western Desert campaigns and one of the turning-points of the war; the victory, as intended, influenced the French to co-operate in the North African campaign after initially opposing the landings there.
	library.thinkquest.org /C001323/data/ww2_el4.html (1012 words)

	History Channel: El Alamein ...
		El Alamein secured the western desert for the allies and set up for the invasion of Italy, starting with Sicily.
		While the battle in which Montgromery defeated Rommel, and drove him out of the desert is often called the Battle of El Alamein, its correct title is, The Second Battle of El Alamein.
		The second battle on the El Alamein position was the battle known as Alam Halfa (the area of El Alamein which saw the most fighting) to the British, and to the Germans as, The Six Day Race.
	boards.historychannel.com /thread.jspa?threadID=800014121 (596 words)

	CNN.com - Veterans remember El Alamein - Oct. 18, 2002
		Veterans of one of the decisive battles of World War II are gathering in northern Egypt for a ceremony to mark its 60th anniversary.
		The Battle of El Alamein, in 1942, is widely regarded as an event that changed the course of history.
		El Alamein marked a turning point in the fortunes of the Allies, who were fighting to keep open vital supply lines from the Mediterranean to the East.
	archives.cnn.com /2002/WORLD/africa/10/18/alamein.memorial (241 words)

	El Alamein, Battle of
		This battle was the decisive battle for the Allies in Africa in October of 1942.
		The battle cost tens of thousands of lives, and was the turning point of the African war.
		After El Alamein, almost all Allied operations in North Africa proved to be successful.
	library.advanced.org /15511/data/encyclopedia/elalameinbattle.htm (104 words)

	El, Battle of Alamein - HighBeam Encyclopedia
		Alamein, El, Battle of (October–November 1942) A critical battle in Egypt in World War II.
		One flank rested on the Mediterranean at El Alamein and the other on the salt marshes of the Qattara Depression.
		Rommel managed to withdraw most of his men back into Libya, but this battle marked the beginning of the end of the NORTH AFRICAN CAMPAIGN for Germany.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1O48-AlameinElBattleof.html (160 words)

	Battle of El-Alamein
		El Alamein was the major turning point in North Africa in World War II.
		El Alamein is sixty miles west of Alexandria, Egypt.
		The problem, although the battle was going well, was to get the armor forward through the narrow lanes in the minefields.
	home.centurytel.net /amlegionlacrosse/alamein.htm (1113 words)

	Alamein - Research the news about Alamein - from HighBeam Research
		El Alamein's new battle...to turn into the Egyptian Algarve In 1942 it witnessed an epic military clash.
		the siege of Tobruk and the Battle of El Alamein.
		MONTY'S DESERT STORM; It was the bloody battle of which Churchill said: 'Before we had no victories, after we had no defeats.' Now a graphic new book, based on hundreds of firsthand accounts, tells the incredible stories of the ordinary men who made El Alamein a turning point in the War.
	www.highbeam.com /search.aspx?q=Alamein,&ref_id=ency_botnm (1247 words)

	El Alamein; victory in the desert
		The Battle of El Alamein in late 1942 was the decisive battle of the North African campaign that lasted from 1940 until 1943.
		El Alamein was located 70 miles west of the main Egyptian port of Alexandria and could not be outflanked because movement of vehicles was restricted to a corridor of 40 miles between the sea and the impassable Quattara depression.
		The Australian infantry battalions went into battle with strengths ranging from 30 officers and 621 other ranks to 36 officers and 740 other ranks; the war establishment was 36 officers and 812 other ranks.
	www.diggerhistory.info /pages-battles/ww2/el_alamein.htm (3123 words)

	13/Alamein 2
		Obviously, many people contributed to the execution of the deception plan at El Alamein and it is highly likely that Maskelyne was one of the camoufleurs actively involved in the elaborate camouflage preparations.
		Similar criticisms could be made against the authenticity of Maskelyne's Magic Mirror escapade during Operation Supercharge, the important breakthrough in the second phase of El Alamein.
		This is probably because the narrative comes to an end immediately after El Alamein in November 1942.
	www.maskelynemagic.com /13alamein2.html (2322 words)

	BBC - h2g2 - The Battle of El Alamein
		Without the necessary fuel to withdraw, Rommel dug in at El Alamein and waited for reinforcements supposed to be made available with a German victory at the planned Kursk offensive on the Eastern front.
		The battle of El Alamein was undoubtedly a major victory for the allies in the Mediterranean and the Middle East.
		Yet, with all this having been said, the most important outcome of the battle was that this was a huge victory for the British army, something that was a long time coming and which finally dispelled the stigma of the defeats in 1940 and 1941.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/A11505296 (2101 words)

	Remembering 1942 - The Battle of El Alamein, 23 October 1942 [Australian War Memorial]
		El Alamein was one of the great battles of the Second World War, and is frequently described as a turning-point of that conflict.
		With Dr Peter Stanley, the Memorial's Principal Historian, he has co-written Alamein: the Australian Story, which was launched at the Memorial on 23 October 2002, the 60th anniversary of the opening of the battle.
		Education Acitvity: Learn about the living conditions of soldiers at El Alamein by examining a photo taken in the forward area on the El Alamein front.
	www.awm.gov.au /atwar/remembering1942/alamein23/index.htm (184 words)

	El Alamein
		During the El Alamein campaign half of Rommel's 100,000 man army was killed, wounded or taken prisoner.
		Winston Churchill was convinced that the battle of El Alamein marked the turning point in the war and ordered the ringing of church bells all over Britain.
		At Alamein Rommel was utterly defeated but not annihilated: Alamein was a decisive victory but not a complete one.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /2WWelalamein.htm (1058 words)

	El Alamein in Egypt
		El Alamein is most notable as the place where the Allied forces of WW II gained a decisive victory of the Axis forces.
		Today, the village located about 66 miles east of Alexandria is mostly a port facility for shipping oil.
		There is also a war museum with collectibles from the Battle of El Alamein and other North African battles.
	touregypt.net /elalamein.htm (164 words)

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		The Legend of World War II Set during the Titular desert battle of 1942 this movie recounts one Italian chapter of the battle of El Alamein.
		This movie portrays the heroic and desperate attempts of a Bersaglieri regiment to stop the advancing hordes of allied armor from decimating the outnumbered Italian infantry and remaining light tank division in the last few days of the battle of El Alamein.
		Battle of El Alamein acknowledges the Italians true fighting spirit during that war.
	www.trademe.co.nz /DVDs-movies/DVD/War/auction-76889939.htm (285 words)

	Discovery Channel - World War 2 Guide
		More accurately known as the second Battle of El Alamein, the gruelling fight lasted from October 23rd to November 3rd 1942.
		El Alamein harked back to the days when battle lines were clearly drawn and tactical moves made judiciously, like a deadly game of chess.
		The Battle of El Alamein was the first major Allied victory over the German Wehrmacht.
	discoverychannelasia.com /ww2/battlealamein/index.shtml (289 words)

	RNZRSA - RSA Review Articles - Battle of El Alamein Remembered - October 2002
		The Division, less the 6th Brigade, which was left at Amiriya, near El Alamein, was deployed on an escarpment at Minqar Qaim in an endeavour to impede the advance of the Afrika Corps, but was unfortunately surrounded by the enemy.
		The names of 11,945 Commonwealth servicemen are commemorated on the Alamein Memorial in the El Alamein War Cemetery which contains the graves of men who died at all stages of the desert campaigns.
		Four veterans of the Battle of El Alamein have been chosen by ballot, conducted by RNZRSA, to join the official New Zealand delegation attending the 60th anniversary commemorations in Egypt this month.
	www.rsa.org.nz /review/art2002october/article_1a.html (1661 words)

	El Alamein - World War 2 Forums
		The contribution by the Australian 9th division to the success of El Alamein may be known to some, to those who do not....
		The Australians joined the British XXX Corps at El Alamein on 4 July and five days later attacked along the coast towards Tel El Eisa.
		The Battle of El Alamein opened at 9.40 pm on 23 October 1942 when 900 British medium and field guns fired an intense fifteen minute barrage against the enemy gun lines.
	www.ww2talk.com /forum/battle-specifics/5550-el-alamein.html (4045 words)

	CNN.com - Veterans remember El Alamein - Oct. 19, 2002
		Hundred of former soldiers from all sides are attending two days of ceremonies in north Egypt to mark the Battle of El Alamein, which was fought in 1942.
		The Battle of El Alamein, which pitted Montgomery's Desert Rats against the Afrika Corps, led by "desert fox" General Erwin Rommell, is widely regarded as an event that changed the course of history.
		Winston Churchill famously described the battle, which began on October 23 and ended on November 4, as the end of the beginning of the war.
	edition.cnn.com /2002/WORLD/africa/10/19/egypt.alamein (750 words)

	The North African Campaign Of World War II (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Battle at El Alamein was Montgomery's first offensive battle and involved the most extensive use of deception techniques and secrecy yet.
		Montgomery planned the battle in 3 stages; the 'break in', the 'dog fight' and the 'break out'.
		El Alamein was the beginning of the end for the Axis powers in North Africa.
	www.topedge.com /panels/ww2/na/alamein.html (257 words)

	The Second World War Experience Centre - El Alamein and Torch Landings 1942
		The Second Battle of El Alamein in October 1942 was a turning point in the Desert War, which had previously entailed swift advances on both sides covering hundreds of miles, followed by retreats and the building of new defensive lines.
		Rommel's forces had launched an attack against the Allies' defensive positions at Ruweisat Ridge, Alam Nayil and Alam el Halfa, yet the air attacks by the Desert Air Force and the increasing numbers of Grant tanks had taken their toll on Axis armour and troops.
		Arthur was an ambulance driver and recorded his experiences of treating the wounded during the Battle of El Alamein by camera, until the conclusion of the campaign in May 1943.
	www.war-experience.org /history/keyaspects/alameintorch42/default.asp (662 words)

	Photos of El Alamein War Museum photographs of El Alamein War Museum pictures of El Alamein War Museum Photos ...
		In 1942, the Germans, led by Rommel, and the Allies, led by Montgomery, fought one of the most decisive battles of World War II : The Battle of Alamein, a tiny town about 120 Kms West of Alexandria.
		This museum was erected to mark the battle.
		These are images of the exhibits inside the museum, it is actually very interesting, with lots of charts, maps, plans, and medals left over from all sides from the second world war.
	www.ehabweb.net /alamein.html (221 words)

	Discovery Channel -WW2 - The Battle of El Alamein
		More accurately known as the second Battle of El Alamein, the gruelling fight lasted from October 23rd to November 3rd 1942.
		El Alamein harked back to the days when battle lines were clearly drawn and tactical moves made judiciously, like a deadly game of chess.
		The Battle of El Alamein was the first major Allied victory over the German Wehrmacht.
	www.discoverychannel.co.uk /ww2_home/ww2_the_battle_of_el_alamein/index.shtml (314 words)

	BBC NEWS \| UK \| Battleplan: El Alamein
		The decisive battle of El Alamein was fought 60 years ago next week.
		Their age and costumes remind the audience that the vast majority of the soldiers at Alamein were less than 24 years old.
		One of the greatest challenges that the soldiers faced during the battle was the flat and featureless nature of the Egyptian desert.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk/2336739.stm (625 words)

	The Battle of El Alamein \| Majdalany, Fred (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Fought under harsh conditions, where men and tanks were challenged by both dense minefields and the desert landscape, the Battle of El Alamein marked the turning point in the war against Hitler's Germany.
		Fred Majdalany's acclaimed account puts the battle into context and perspective, explaining in engaging prose both the significance of the victory for the British war effort and the complexities of a wide-open desert battle that pitched tanks, aircraft, and men against each other.
		The Battle of El Alamein is among the most significant battles of the twentieth century and involves two of the finest tacticians of World War II; understanding its logistics and strategy is of paramount importance for the student of military history.
	www.upenn.edu /pennpress/book/13932.html (273 words)

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