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The battle of EL Alamein

Published on Nov 25, 2015

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BATTLES OF NORTH AFRICA

Claire Dunlevy, Emma Folzenlogen, Sarah Williams
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Background

  • The conflict was cause by the desire to have control over the Suez Canal
  • The Suez canal was an important water way leading to oil and trading in the middle east.
  • If the Allies were not there first then they would run out of fuel and supplies
  • By winning the Suez Canal you were able to control the Mediterranean
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The Battle of El Alamein

  • The battle started on October 23rd,1942 and ended on November 4th, 1942
  • Took place near the town of El Alamein which is 60 miles west of Alexandria
  • The Allie force was led by General Bernard Montgomery
  • The Axis force was led by Field Marshall Erwin Rommel
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Armed Forces

  • Due to the harsh climate durring the war the soldiers had specially made helmets not only for protection but also because the temperature in the desert often went above 100 degrees.
  • The soldiers often dug holes and hid behind large rocks for protection.
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Allies:220,00 men
1,029 tanks
750 aircraft
900 field guns
1,401 anti-tank guns
Axis:116,000 men
547 tanks
675 aircraft
496 anti-tank guns

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Types of Warefare

  • The battle of EL Alamein was fought in the desert on land with the use of planes, tanks, artillery guns, and other modern weapons for that time period.
  • An example of the warfare from the battle would be "operation lightfoot" the allied forces tried to keep the axis forces form maintaining the area around the Suez Canal
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Outcome and Casualties

  • In The Second Battle of El Alamein, Rommel lost around 2,349 of his men, 5,486 of them were wounded, and 30,121 captured. For Montgomery, the fighting resulted in 2,350 killed, 8,950 wounded, and 2,260 missing, as well as around 200 tanks permanently lost.
  • The battle of El Alamein was a loss for the Axis powers.
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Significance of the Battle of El Alamein

  • El Alamein had not simply secured Egypt and the Middle East, but it contributed to what was, by any standards, a major Axis defeat in North Africa. It did much to restore British self-confidence and prestige, which had been badly battered by defeat in France in 1940 and by the collapse in the Far East in 1941-2 - which culminated in the loss of Singapore.
  • The battle of El Alamein marked the first land battle that the British forces won.
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Claire Dunlevy