How the Second Battle of El Alamein in Egypt's desert turned the tide of World War II
A Times of India feature revisits the 1942 battle fought in Egypt's western desert, which marked a major turning point in World War II. The engagement pitted British Commonwealth forces against German and Italian Axis armies under the leadership of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel. The victory halted Axis advances toward the Suez Canal and the oil-rich Middle East. The outcome is widely regarded by historians as the beginning of the Axis retreat in North Africa.
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