The Second Battle Of El Alamein 1942

The second battle of el alamein was fought from october 23 1942 to november 5 1942 during world war ii 1939 1945 and was the turning point of the campaign in the western desert.
The second battle of el alamein 1942. In the first battle of el alamein beginning july 1st 1942 german general erwin rommel tried in vain to attack the allied defensive positions with his afrika corps and italian allies yielding tremendous losses to his army forces in turn. The battle of el alamein marked the culmination of the north african campaign between the forces of the british empire and the german italian army commanded in the field by erwin rommel in world. Pier paolo battistelli battle story. It marked the beginning of the end for the axis in north africa.
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. El alamein saw tow of the greatest generals of the war pitted against each other. Having been driven east by axis forces in 1942 the british had established a strong defensive line at el alamein egypt. The axis army of italy and germany suffered a decisive defeat by the british eighth army.
El alamein 1942 heralded a great victory for the allied forces in the second world war and marked a major turning point in the western desert campaign. After the first battle of el alamein egypt 150 miles west of cairo ended in a stalemate the second one was decisive. Battles of el alamein 1 27 july 1942 23 october 11 november 1942 world war ii events. The first battle of el alamein and the battle of alam el halfa had prevented the axis from advancing further into egypt.
The actions in the first campaign forced an end to the fighting by july 22nd. 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 11 november 1942 was a battle of the second world war that took place near the egyptian railway halt of el alamein. Second battle of el alamein.