Travel Blog Photos from El- Alamein (39)
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![]() | El- Alamein, Egypt |
... after five months, before the siege was broken by Christmas that year. Their other critical contribution was in the Battle of El Alamein itself (see artist's conception above - 23 October to 2 November), in particular at Tel el Eisal when they, ...
... Coast via a real desert road - through actual desert. There are tons of housing developments along the North Coast of Egypt, with white sandy beaches et cetera. Big industrial-size housing complexes looking like they were just stamped into being, identical ...
... : Long drawn out battles were fought in North Africa, over 100,000 men were lost. Some 11,000 lost and 70,000 wounded in El-Alamein alone. It is estimated that there are still between 17-22 million landmines in the Western Desert. Because of the area's ...
... were Montgomery's 8th Army took on Rommels 5th Army and won during June 1942. Over 80,000 soldiers died fighting at El Alamein and subsequent battles afterwards. The Battle for El Alamein is considered to be the last battle fought by the British Empire. ...
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