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Just entertainment purposes Battle of El Alamein: The Second Battle of El Alamein (23 October 11 November 1942) 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 prevented the Axis from advancing further into In August 1942, General Claude Auchinleck had been relieved as CommanderinChief of Middle East Command and his successor, LieutenantGeneral William Gott was killed on his way to replace him as commander of the Eighth Army. LieutenantGeneral Bernard Montgomery was appointed and led the Eighth Army The Allied victory at El Alamein was the beginning of the end of the Western Desert Campaign, eliminating the Axis threat to Egypt, the Suez Canal and the Middle Eastern and Persian oil fields. The battle revived the morale of the Allies, being the first big success against the Axis since Operation Crusader in late 1941. T
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