Battle of El Alamein

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World War II battle battle

The Battle of El Alamein was a pivotal 1942 North African campaign clash between Allied and Axis forces that marked a major turning point in World War II by halting the German advance toward Egypt and the Suez Canal.

Aliases (6)

Second Battle of El Alamein ×41
First Battle of El Alamein ×29
Battles of El Alamein ×1
El Alamein ×1
Retreat from El Alamein ×1
Second Battle of El Alamein (1942) ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II battle → battle →
alsoKnownAs	Second Battle of El Alamein →
belligerent	Australia → British Empire → Commonwealth forces → Free French Forces → Greece → India → New Zealand → Poland → South Africa → United Kingdom → United States Army Air Forces →
casualties	high on both sides →
commandedBy	Bernard Montgomery →
conflictIn	North African campaign →
country	Egypt →
date	1942 →
endDate	1942-11-11 →
followedBy	Allied advance into Libya → Tunisian campaign →
hasCommander	Bernard Montgomery → Erwin Rommel → Georg Stumme → Harold Alexander → Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma →
involvesUnit	Eighth Army (United Kingdom) → Panzer Army Africa →
locatedIn	Egypt →
locatedNear	El Alamein → Mediterranean coast →
opponent	German Afrika Korps → Italian 1st Army → Kingdom of Italy → Nazi Germany →
partOf	Western Desert campaign → World War II →
precededBy	First Battle of El Alamein →
result	Allied victory →
significance	halted Axis advance toward Egypt → secured approaches to Suez Canal → turning point in North African campaign →
startDate	1942-10-23 →
strategicObjective	defend Egypt → protect Suez Canal →
theater	North African Theater of World War II →
usedWarfareType	armored warfare → artillery bombardment →
year	1942 →

Referenced by (88)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
21st Panzer Division ("First Battle of El Alamein") → 21st Panzer Division ("Second Battle of El Alamein") → 2nd New Zealand Division ("First Battle of El Alamein") → 2nd New Zealand Division ("Second Battle of El Alamein") → Australian 9th Division ("First Battle of El Alamein") → Australian 9th Division ("Second Battle of El Alamein") → Eighth Army (United Kingdom) ("First Battle of El Alamein") → Eighth Army (United Kingdom) ("Second Battle of El Alamein") → Italian XX Motorised Corps ("First Battle of El Alamein") → Italian XX Motorised Corps ("Second Battle of El Alamein") → Italian XX Motorised Corps ("Retreat from El Alamein") → XIII Corps ("Second Battle of El Alamein") → XXX Corps ("Second Battle of El Alamein") →	engagement
7th Armoured Division ("First Battle of El Alamein") → 7th Armoured Division ("Second Battle of El Alamein") → British Eighth Army ("Second Battle of El Alamein") → British Eighth Army ("First Battle of El Alamein") → Eighth Army ("First Battle of El Alamein") → Eighth Army ("Second Battle of El Alamein") → European theatre of World War II → M4 Sherman tank → North African campaign ("Second Battle of El Alamein") → Western Desert → Western Desert ("Second Battle of El Alamein") →	notableBattle
1st South African Division ("Second Battle of El Alamein") → 1st South African Division ("First Battle of El Alamein") → 21st Panzer Division ("First Battle of El Alamein") → 21st Panzer Division ("Second Battle of El Alamein") → Ariete Armoured Division ("First Battle of El Alamein") → Ariete Armoured Division ("Second Battle of El Alamein") → Georg Stumme ("Second Battle of El Alamein") → Oliver Leese → Sidney Kirkman →	participatedIn
15th Panzer Division ("First Battle of El Alamein") → 15th Panzer Division ("Second Battle of El Alamein") → DAK ("First Battle of El Alamein") → DAK ("Second Battle of El Alamein") → German Afrika Korps ("First Battle of El Alamein") → German Afrika Korps ("Second Battle of El Alamein") → New Zealand forces ("Second Battle of El Alamein") → New Zealand forces ("First Battle of El Alamein") →	engagedInBattle
Italian 1st Army ("Second Battle of El Alamein") → Italian Ariete Division ("First Battle of El Alamein") → Italian Ariete Division ("Second Battle of El Alamein") → Monty ("Second Battle of El Alamein") → Panzer Army Africa ("First Battle of El Alamein") → Panzer Army Africa ("Second Battle of El Alamein") → Sidney Kirkman ("Second Battle of El Alamein") →	battle
1st Infantry Division → 4th Indian Division ("Second Battle of El Alamein") → 90th Light Africa Division ("First Battle of El Alamein") → 90th Light Africa Division ("Second Battle of El Alamein") → British 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division ("Second Battle of El Alamein") → British XXX Corps →	notableEngagement
Middle East theatre of World War II ("Second Battle of El Alamein") → Middle East theatre of World War II ("First Battle of El Alamein") → North African campaign ("First Battle of El Alamein") → North African campaign ("Second Battle of El Alamein") → World War II →	hasPart
Battle of Alam el Halfa ("Second Battle of El Alamein") → Battle of Bir Hakeim ("First Battle of El Alamein") → Battle of Gazala ("First Battle of El Alamein") → Battle of Tobruk (1942) ("First Battle of El Alamein") →	followedBy
Battle of Alam el Halfa ("First Battle of El Alamein") → Battle of El Alamein ("First Battle of El Alamein") → Battle of Medenine ("Second Battle of El Alamein") →	precededBy
Desert Fox ("First Battle of El Alamein") → Desert Fox ("Second Battle of El Alamein") →	associatedWithBattles
51st (Highland) Division ("Second Battle of El Alamein") → 51st (Highland) Division ("Second Battle of El Alamein (1942)") →	battleHonour
El Alamein War Museum ("First Battle of El Alamein") → El Alamein War Museum ("Second Battle of El Alamein") →	commemoratesEvent
German-Italian Panzer Army ("First Battle of El Alamein") → German-Italian Panzer Army ("Second Battle of El Alamein") →	engagedIn
El Alamein ("First Battle of El Alamein") → El Alamein ("Second Battle of El Alamein") →	siteOf
Battle of El Alamein ("Second Battle of El Alamein") →	alsoKnownAs
Royal Scots ("El Alamein") →	battleHonours
British Commonwealth forces →	conflict
Ariete Armoured Division ("Second Battle of El Alamein") →	destroyedAt
Tunisian campaign ("Second Battle of El Alamein") →	follows
World War II battles →	hasNotableBattle
Mediterranean Theater of Operations →	includesOperation
Montgomery of Alamein (autobiography) →	mainSubject
El Alamein War Museum ("Battles of El Alamein") →	mainTheme
Allied forces →	militaryOperation
Australian 9th Division ("Second Battle of El Alamein") →	notableFor
Erwin Rommel →	participantIn