Operation Supercharge

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Operation Supercharge was a key Allied offensive during the Second Battle of El Alamein in World War II that helped break Axis defensive lines in North Africa.

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Operation Supercharge canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Allied offensive
military operation
belligerent Allies
commander Bernard Montgomery
surface form: Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein

Bernard Montgomery
conflict North African campaign
World War II
surface form: Second World War
countryInvolved Australia
Free French Forces
Germany
India
Italy
New Zealand
South Africa
United Kingdom
dateEnd 1942-11-03
dateStart 1942-11-02
front North African campaign
surface form: Western Desert Front
location near El Alamein, Egypt
militaryFormationInvolved 1st Armoured Division (United Kingdom)
9th Armoured Brigade (United Kingdom)
British Eighth Army
Territorial Force of New Zealand
surface form: New Zealand 2nd Division

British X Corps
surface form: X Corps (United Kingdom)

British XXX Corps
surface form: XXX Corps (United Kingdom)
notableFor final phase of the Second Battle of El Alamein
intensive use of Allied armor against Axis anti-tank defenses
objective break Axis defensive line at El Alamein
destroy Axis armored forces in North Africa
opposingCommander Erwin Rommel
Georg Stumme
opposingForce Axis powers
Panzer Army Africa
surface form: Panzerarmee Afrika
opposingUnit 15th Panzer Division
21st Panzer Division
Ariete Armoured Division
partOf Battle of El Alamein
surface form: Second Battle of El Alamein

North African campaign
surface form: Western Desert campaign
precededBy Operation Lightfoot
relatedEvent Battle of El Alamein
surface form: First Battle of El Alamein

Operation Torch
result Allied victory
Axis retreat from El Alamein line
breakthrough of Axis positions
strategicSignificance contributed to eventual Axis defeat in North Africa
turning point in North African campaign
theater North African campaign
surface form: North African theater of World War II
timePeriod November 1942

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British Eighth Army notableBattle Operation Supercharge
Operation Lightfoot followedBy Operation Supercharge
British XIII Corps notableOperation Operation Supercharge