Database: Second Battle of El Alamein

//Egypt//1942-10-23 The second battle of El Alamein, part of the, gave the the advantage over the  in Africa. On the evening of October 23, 1942, British Field Marshall, in command of the , with personnel from Britain and the Commonwealth, launched an attack on German-held El Alamein.

The superiority of Allied forces, combined with the British aerial strength, pushed Nazi Generalfeldmarschall to divide his armored units. The Germans finally retreated from El Alamein, giving the Allies one of their first decisive victories of the conflict.