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Second Battle of El Alamein

1942 · 20th century · Part of the Second World War

The Second Battle of El Alamein was fought in Egypt in 1942 between British Commonwealth forces under Bernard Montgomery and the German-Italian army under Erwin Rommel. The Allied victory forced the Axis armies into a long retreat across North Africa. Accounts of the Italian Empire treat it as a turning point leading to the loss of Italy's African colonies.

Second Battle of El Alamein
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Second Battle of El Alamein. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/second-battle-of-el-alamein
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