Western Desert campaign
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The Western Desert campaign took place in the deserts of Egypt and Libya and was the main theatre in the North African campaign of the Second World War. Military operations began in June 1940 with the
British lookouts during the Siege of Tobruk, August 1941
132nd Armored Division "Ariete" attacks
Cruiser Tank Mk I (A9)
Ghibli approaches.
Second Battle of El Alamein
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The Second Battle of El Alamein was a battle of the Second World War that took place near the Egyptian railway halt of El Alamein. The First Battle of El Alamein and the Battle of Alam el Halfa had pr
Western Desert campaign
…The Axis invaded Egypt and the Allies retreated to El Alamein, where the Eighth Army fought two defensive battles, then defeated the Axis forces in the Second Battle of El Alamein in October 1942. The Eighth Army drove Axis forces out of Libya to Tunisia, which was invaded from the west by the Allied First Army in Operation Torch…
24 October 1942: British soldiers in a posed attack
Erwin Rommel (left) in his Sd.Kfz. 250/3 command halftrack.
General der Panzertruppe Georg Stumme, temporary commander of Panzerarmee Afrika while Rommel was on sick leave.
Liutenant-General Curio Barbasetti, Chief of Staff of Delease.