The battle for North Africa : El Alamein and the turning point for World War II

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The battle for North Africa : El Alamein and the turning point for World War II

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"In the early years of World War II, Germany shocked the world with a devastating blitzkrieg, rapidly conquered most of Europe, and pushed into North Africa. As the Allies scrambled to counter the Axis armies, the British Eighth Army confronted the experienced Afrika Corps, led by German field marshal Erwin Rommel, in three battles at El Alamein. In the first battle, the Eighth Army narrowly halted the advance of the Germans during the summer of 1942. However, the stalemate left Nazi troops w...

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Date created

2017

Creator

Glyn Harper

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https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/discover/collections/record/1136973

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Auckland, New Zealand

Related subjects

El Alamein, Battle of, Egypt, 1942

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