First battle of El Alamein

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
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Rommel marches into El Alamein instigating concern for Cairo, due to its proximity to El Alamein. Although ending it a slaemate, it was a strategic Allied victory, for it halted the second (and final) advance by the Axis forces into Egypt

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "First battle of El Alamein". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 February 2010 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=3101, accessed 23 November 2024.]

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