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El Alamein (other)
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El Alamein is a town in the northern Matrouh Governorate of Egypt. El Alamein may also refer to: * First Battle of El Alamein * Second Battle of El Alamein * ''El Alamein'' (1953 film), an American war film * '' El Alamein: The Line of Fire'', a 2002 Italian war-drama film *'' El Alamein: Battles in North Africa, 1942'', a 1973 board wargame about the World War II North African campaign See also * Alamein (other) * Alamin (other) Alamin may refer to: Religion * Al-ʿĀlamīn (), the concept of universe in Islam ** included in the phrase ("all praise is due to God, Lord of all the worlds") ** included in Sayyidat Nisa' al-Alamin ("mistress of the women of the worlds"), a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Alamein
El Alamein (, ) is a town in the northern Matrouh Governorate of Egypt. Located on the Mediterranean Sea, it lies west of Alexandria and northwest of Cairo. The town is located on the site of the ancient city Antiphrai which was built by the Romans.(). Tourism Military cemeteries Germany There are Italian and German military cemeteries on Tel el-Eisa Hill outside the town. The German cemetery is an ossuary, built in the style of a medieval fortress. Italy The cemetary of the Italian War Memorial at El Alamein contains 5,200 graves. Greek There is a Greek cemetery at El Alamein. Commonwealth of Nations The Commonwealth Alamein Memorial and attached war cemetery, built and maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, has graves of soldiers from various countries who fought on the Allied side. Buried here are 6,425 identified Commonwealth service personnel, 815 unidentified ones, and 102 of other nationalities. These include four Victoria Cross recipients: *Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Battle Of El Alamein
The First Battle of El Alamein (1–27 July 1942) was a battle of the Western Desert campaign of World War II, fought in Egypt between Axis (German and Italian) forces of the Panzer Army Africa—which included the under Field Marshal Erwin Rommel—and Allied (British Empire and Commonwealth) forces of the Eighth Army under General Claude Auchinleck. In this battle the British halted a second advance by the Axis forces into Egypt. Axis positions near El Alamein, only from Alexandria, were dangerously close to the ports and cities of Egypt, the base facilities of the Commonwealth forces and the Suez Canal. However, the Axis forces were too far from their base at Tripoli in Libya to remain at El Alamein indefinitely, which led both sides to accumulate supplies for more offensives, against the constraints of time and distance. Background Retreat from Gazala After their defeat at the Battle of Gazala in Eastern Libya in June 1942, the British Eighth Army, commanded by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Second 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 station, railway halt of El Alamein. The First Battle of El Alamein and the Battle of Alam el Halfa had prevented the Axis powers, Axis from advancing further into Egypt. In October 1942 Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom), Lieutenant-General Bernard Montgomery, commander of Eighth Army (United Kingdom), Eighth Army, opened his offensive against the Axis forces. In a 13-day battle the Axis ''Panzerarmee Afrika'' was crushed and forced to retreat from Egypt and Libya to the borders of Tunisia. The Allied victory at El Alamein was the beginning of the end of the Western Desert Campaign. The battle ended the Axis threat to the Middle East and Iran and revived the morale of the western Allies, being their first big success against the Axis since Operation Crusader in late 1941. The end of the battle coincided with the Allied invasion of F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Alamein (1953 Film)
''El Alamein'' is a 1953 American war film directed by Fred F. Sears and starring Scott Brady, Edward Ashley and Rita Moreno.Eldridge p.30 Also known by the alternative title of ''Desert Patrol'', it depicts the 1942 Second Battle of El Alamein, Battle of El Alamein during the North African Campaign. It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures with sets designed by the art director Edward L. Ilou. Plot Cast * Scott Brady as Joe Banning * Edward Ashley as Capt. Harbison * Robin Hughes (actor), Robin Hughes as Sgt. Alf Law * Rita Moreno as Jara * Michael Pate as Sgt. McQueen * Peter Brocco as Selim * Peter Mamakos as Cpl. Singh Das * Ray Page as Nazi Pilot * Benny Rubin as Egyptian Driver * Henry Rowland (actor), Henry Rowland as Nazi Officer References Bibliography * David Eldridge. ''Hollywood's History Films''. B.Tauris, 2006. External links * 1953 films 1953 war films American war films Columbia Pictures films Films directed by Fred F. Sears ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Line Of Fire
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun ''thee'') ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battles In North Africa, 1942
A battle is an occurrence of combat in warfare between opposing military units of any number or size. A war usually consists of multiple battles. In general, a battle is a military engagement that is well defined in duration, area, and force commitment. An engagement with only limited commitment between the forces and without decisive results is sometimes called a skirmish. The word "battle" can also be used infrequently to refer to an entire operational campaign, although this usage greatly diverges from its conventional or customary meaning. Generally, the word "battle" is used for such campaigns if referring to a protracted combat encounter in which either one or both of the combatants had the same methods, resources, and strategic objectives throughout the encounter. Some prominent examples of this would be the Battle of the Atlantic, Battle of Britain, and the Battle of France, all in World War II. Wars and military campaigns are guided by military strategy, whereas battl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alamein (other)
Alamein may refer to: *El Alamein, a town in Egypt ** First Battle of El Alamein, during World War II ** Second Battle of El Alamein, during World War II *Alamein railway line, Melbourne, Australia ** Alamein railway station on the line * HMS ''Alamein'' (D17), a Royal Navy destroyer See also * Enham Alamein, a village in Hampshire in England * Alamin (other) Alamin may refer to: Religion * Al-ʿĀlamīn (), the concept of universe in Islam ** included in the phrase ("all praise is due to God, Lord of all the worlds") ** included in Sayyidat Nisa' al-Alamin ("mistress of the women of the worlds"), a ... * El Alamein (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
