First Battle of El Alamein
The First Battle of El Alamein (1–27 July 1942) was a battle of the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World War, fought in Egypt between Axis forces (Germany and Italy) of the Panzer Army Africa (Panzerarmee Afrika) (also known as the Afrika Korps) commanded by Field Marshal (Generalfeldmarschall) Erwin Rommel nicknamed "The Desert Fox" and Allied (British Imperial) forces (Britain, British India, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand) of the Eighth Army, commanded by General Claude Auchinleck. The British prevented a second advance by the Axis forces into Egypt.
101st Motorised Division Trieste
132nd Armoured Division Ariete
185th Airborne Division Folgore
18th Battalion (New Zealand)
19th Battalion (New Zealand)
1st Infantry Division (South Africa)
1st Newcastle Engineers
2/13th Battalion (Australia)
2/15th Battalion (Australia)
2/23rd Battalion (Australia)
2/24th Battalion (Australia)
2/28th Battalion (Australia)
2/32nd Battalion (Australia)
2/48th Battalion (Australia)
2/7th Field Regiment (Australia)
20th Battalion (New Zealand)
25th Battalion (New Zealand)
26th Battalion (New Zealand)
9th Division (Australia)
Arthur Coningham (RAF officer)
Bill Kibby
Charles Upham
David Egerton (British Army officer)
David Gay
Heathcote Hammer
Heinrich Born
Henry Wells (general)
Johannes Kümmel
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First Battle of El Alamein
The First Battle of El Alamein (1–27 July 1942) was a battle of the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World War, fought in Egypt between Axis forces (Germany and Italy) of the Panzer Army Africa (Panzerarmee Afrika) (also known as the Afrika Korps) commanded by Field Marshal (Generalfeldmarschall) Erwin Rommel nicknamed "The Desert Fox" and Allied (British Imperial) forces (Britain, British India, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand) of the Eighth Army, commanded by General Claude Auchinleck. The British prevented a second advance by the Axis forces into Egypt.
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A Primeira Batalha de El Alame ...... ante vitória aliada na África.
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Als erste Schlacht von El Alam ...... er Achsenmächte in Nordafrika.
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De Eerste slag bij El Alamein ...... er van Alexandrië vandaan lag.
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I bitwa pod El Alamein – bitwa ...... si w II bitwie pod El Alamein.
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La Primera Batalla de El Alame ...... tros (65,87 mi) de Alejandría.
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La première bataille d'El-Alam ...... de la Seconde Guerre mondiale.
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La prima battaglia di El Alame ...... comando di Claude Auchinleck.
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The First Battle of El Alamein ...... straints of time and distance.
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Первое сражение при Эль-Аламей ...... 106 километрах от Александрии.
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معركة العلمين الأولى هي معركة ...... المعركة بعد معركة مرسى مطروح.
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10,000 killed or wounded
7,000 prisoners
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*British India
Union of South Africa
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1942-07-27
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1,000+ artillery pieces
1,500+ planes
150,000 troops
179 tanks initially
70 tanks initially
96,000 troops (40,000 German, 56,000 Italian)
~500 planes
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A Primeira Batalha de El Alame ...... ante vitória aliada na África.
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Als erste Schlacht von El Alam ...... er Achsenmächte in Nordafrika.
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De Eerste slag bij El Alamein ...... er van Alexandrië vandaan lag.
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I bitwa pod El Alamein – bitwa ...... Kattara na Pustyni Libijskiej.
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La Primera Batalla de El Alame ...... tros (65,87 mi) de Alejandría.
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La première bataille d'El-Alam ...... Seconde bataille d'El Alamein.
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La prima battaglia di El Alame ...... comando di Claude Auchinleck.
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The First Battle of El Alamein ...... by the Axis forces into Egypt.
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Первое сражение при Эль-Аламей ...... 106 километрах от Александрии.
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معركة العلمين الأولى هي معركة ...... المعركة بعد معركة مرسى مطروح.
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Eerste slag om El Alamein
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Erste Schlacht von El Alamein
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First Battle of El Alamein
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I bitwa pod El Alamein
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Première bataille d'El Alamein
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Prima battaglia di El Alamein
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Primeira Batalha de El Alamein
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Primera batalla de El Alamein
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Первое сражение при Эль-Аламейне
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معركة العلمين الأولى
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First Battle of El Alamein
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