The Second Battle of El Alamein
By Fry, Sean, Tyler, and Sophia
Important Vocabulary
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British Commonwealth- dominions (Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, Canada), the
Indian Empire, and colonies controlled by the British Empire
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El Alamein- an Egyptian city west of Alexandria
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Afrika Korps- German expeditionary force in Africa during World War II
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North Africa Campaign- Allied forces campaign to drive Axis forces out of Africa
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Culmination- the highest and most climatic point of a sequence of events, a story, or
anything with an order
First Battle of El Alamein
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British General Claude Auchinleck led British forces
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German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel led the German-Italian forces
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British, British Commonwealth, and Egyptian forces defended against Rommel and then
forced him back west
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Americans sent supplies to aid the Allies
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Was from July 1st 1942 to July 27th 1942
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The Allies won this battle
This is a photo of Claude
Auchinleck.
Second Battle of El Alamein
Dates the battle occurred
Map of El Alamein
1st Battle - July 1 - July 27 1942
The Second Battle
2nd battle - October 23 - November 5 1942
of El Alamein took
place in El Alamein,
Picture
Egypt, near the
Egyptian railway
halt of El Alamein.
Countries Involved
Allied:
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Great Britain
Australia
South Africa
India
Egypt
(eventually) France
Axis:
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Germany
Italy
Map of allies and axis powers.
German soldiers marching.
Major Leaders and Generals
Commander Bernard Law
Montgomery- Commander of British
forces in Africa
Field Marshal Erwin Rommel- In
charge of the German-Italian African
forces
General Georg von Stumme- After
Rammel got sick, he took over (died
of heart attack
Timeline of 2nd Battle of El Alamein
Montgomery and his 800+
artillery guns open fire on
Axis positions
Rommel ordered a general
retreat westwards along the
North African Coast, putting
all Axis forces in North
Africa
Montgomery led infantry and
armored units in a charge to
overwhelm German/Italian
forces
The Battle of El Alamein
went down as an Allied
victory and proved a turning
point against German control
of any part of the African
continent
Technology Used
Artillery Guns - Large guns that are
used to shoot over a great distance
Tanks - An armored combat vehicle
moving on tracks and armed with guns
Casualties
Allied
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13,560 casualties, of whom 2,350 men had been killed
Soldier covering his comrade in
flowers
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8,950 wounded and 2,260 men were missing
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58 percent of the casualties were British, 22% Australian, 10 percent New
Zealanders, 6 percent South African, 1 percent Indian and 3 percent were Allied
forces
Axis
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More than 4,500 missing and more than 7,500 dead
Battle’s impact on the war/ how it helped the Allies
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This battle was the first battle won by British troops and British Commonwealth troops
without direct American assistance
Pushed Germany far west into Africa
French forces in Africa decided to help the war effort again
Helped the Allies because there was no longer Axis Power in Africa
Fun Facts
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Hitler didn’t let the Afrika Corps retreat from El Alamein at first, Rommel begged him
to let them retreat
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British Empire & Commonwealth controlled 25% of world's population and 30% of the
land mass
Video
This video
summarizes the
main events that
happened in the
2nd Battle of El
Alamein
(2:12 - 4:12)
Works Cited
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"Timeline of the Battle of El Alamein (July - November 5th, 1942)." Timeline of the Battle of
El Alamein (July - November 5th, 1942). N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Sept. 2016.
"The Battle of El Alamein Begins." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 13 Sept.
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