Battle of Alam el Halfa

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World War II battle battle

The Battle of Alam el Halfa was a key World War II engagement in late August–early September 1942 near El Alamein in Egypt, where British-led forces successfully halted Erwin Rommel’s final major offensive into Egypt.

Aliases (1)

Battle of Alam Halfa ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II battle → battle →
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Alam Halfa →
belligerent	British Empire → Deutsches Afrikakorps → Dominion of New Zealand → Free French Forces → India → Kingdom of Italy → Nazi Germany → Panzer Army Africa → Union of South Africa → United Kingdom →
commander	Bernard Montgomery → Brian Horrocks → Erwin Rommel → Giuseppe de Stefanis → Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma →
conflict	Western Desert Campaign →
country	Egypt →
datePeriod	early September 1942 → late August 1942 →
endDate	1942-09-05 →
followedBy	Second Battle of El Alamein →
militaryUnit	15th Panzer Division → 1st Armoured Division (United Kingdom) → 21st Panzer Division → 90th Light Afrika Division → Ariete Armoured Division → Eighth Army (United Kingdom) → New Zealand Division → XIII Corps (United Kingdom) → XXX Corps (United Kingdom) →
objective	Axis attempt to advance towards the Nile Delta → Axis attempt to outflank British positions at El Alamein →
outcome	Axis forces forced to withdraw to starting positions → Axis offensive halted →
partOf	North African Campaign →
place	Alam el Halfa ridge → near El Alamein →
precededBy	First Battle of El Alamein →
result	Allied victory →
significance	last major Axis offensive in Egypt → set conditions for the Second Battle of El Alamein →
startDate	1942-08-30 →
tacticalCharacteristic	defensive battle for the Eighth Army → heavy use of Allied air power → limited British counter-attacks →
theatre	Mediterranean and Middle East theatre of World War II → Western Desert →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of Alam el Halfa ("Battle of Alam Halfa") →	alsoKnownAs
Panzer Army Africa →	battle
German-Italian Panzer Army →	engagedIn
15th Panzer Division →	engagedInBattle
Eighth Army (United Kingdom) →	engagement
Middle East theatre of World War II →	hasPart