First Battle of El Alamein
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The First Battle of El Alamein was a battle of the Western Desert campaign of World War II, fought in Egypt between Axis forces of the Panzer Army Africa—which included the Afrika Korps under Field Ma
British infantry manning a sandbagged defensive position near El Alamein, 17 July 1942
Afrika Korps tank hunters with an Sd.Kfz. 232 armoured car in front.
Italian anti-aircraft battery at Mersa Matrouh in June of 1942
Rommel in North Africa (June 1942).
Battle of Gazala
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The Battle of Gazala, also the Gazala Offensive, was fought near the village of Gazala during the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World War, west of the port of Tobruk in Libya, from 26 May to 2
First Battle of El Alamein
…indefinitely, which led both sides to accumulate supplies for more offensives, against the constraints of time and distance. After their defeat at the Battle of Gazala in Eastern Libya in June 1942, the British Eighth Army, commanded by Lieutenant-General Neil Ritchie, had retreated east from the Gazala line into…
Panzer III and Rommel's command vehicle during the Battle of Gazala.
Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, with aides during the desert campaign. 1942
From left to right, the Italian generals Nicolini, Baldassarre and Lombardi.
M3 Grant with knocked out Panzer I, 1942