2nd Battle Of El Alamein Summary
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The victory ended the threat to the suez canal and provided a significant boost to allied morale.
2nd battle of el alamein summary. Short on supplies and fuel axis forces were compelled to retreat back into libya. A narrow choke point prevented the german panzers from operating on their preferred southern flank with open terrain. With rommel on the defensive montgomery took this time to build up a sizeable army in preparation for a new offensive the second battle of el alamein. Second battle of el alamein fought near the western frontier of egypt between 23 october and 4 november 1942 el alamein was the climax and turning point of the north african campaign of world war two 1939 45.
The second battle of el alamein 23 october 4 november 1942 was montgomery s first great offensive victory and forced rommel to begin a retreat that didn t end until he had reached the mareth line in tunisia ending any last axis hopes of conquering egypt north african campaign. The british had built a defensive line at el alamein because the qattara depression to the south was impassable to mechanized forces. It was fought between two of the best commanders in world war ii montgomery for the allies and rommel for the axis between 23 october 4 november 1942. The second battle of el alamein was a turning point in the north african campaign.
Launched in october the second battle of el alamein saw british forces grind through the enemy defenses before shattering the italo german lines.
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