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Battle of El Alamein

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Noun1.Battle of El Alamein - a pitched battle in World War II (1942) resulting in a decisive Allied victory by British troops under Montgomery over German troops under RommelBattle of El Alamein - a pitched battle in World War II (1942) resulting in a decisive Allied victory by British troops under Montgomery over German troops under Rommel
Al Alamayn, El Alamein
Second World War, World War 2, World War II - a war between the Allies (Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iran, Iraq, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Philippines, Poland, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States, USSR, Yugoslavia) and the Axis (Albania, Bulgaria, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Rumania, Slovakia, Thailand) from 1939 to 1945
Arab Republic of Egypt, Egypt, United Arab Republic - a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC
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He was sent to Palestine on horse, fought in many campaigns including the Battle of El Alamein in North Africa and later served as a radio operator in Italy, Egypt and Lebanon as part of the Eighth Army.
Community mourns Army globetrotter by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)
I lost my friend and schoolmate in the battle of El Alamein [Egypt]," Demetriou said.
'Losing my friend was the hardest part of the war' by Cyprus Mail (Cyprus)
1942: The Second Battle of El Alamein began with a thousand tanks aimed on Italian and German troops.
ON THIS DAY IN .. by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
 
 
 
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