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City in Matrouh, Egypt
El Alamein
العلمين
al-ʿAlamayn
City
Clockwise from top: Marina's Porto Resort, The German Memorial, Alamein Port, Armen Agop Structure at Alamein Hotel, Alamein Military Museum, Sunset on Alamein's Beaches, Marina Alamein Arch Site Tomb Superstructures
El Alamein (Arabic: العلمين, romanized: al-ʿAlamayn, lit. 'the two flags', IPA:[elʕælæˈmeːn]ⓘ) is a town in the northern Matrouh Governorate of Egypt. Located on the Mediterranean Sea, it lies 106 kilometres (66 mi) west of Alexandria and 300 kilometres (186 mi) northwest of Cairo.
The town is located on the site of the ancient city Antiphrai (Greek: Ἀντίφραι).[1]
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ElAlamein (Arabic: العلمين, romanized: al-ʿAlamayn, lit. 'the two flags', IPA: [elʕælæˈmeːn] ) is a town in the northern Matrouh Governorate of Egypt...
Battle of ElAlamein (23 October – 11 November 1942) was a battle of the Second World War that took place near the Egyptian railway halt of ElAlamein. The...
The First Battle of ElAlamein (1–27 July 1942) was a battle of the Western Desert campaign of the Second World War, fought in Egypt between Axis (German...
ElAlamein. First Battle of ElAlamein: 1–27 July 1942 Second Battle of ElAlamein: 23 October – 4 November 1942 In addition, the Battle of Alam el Halfa...
the southern flank of the ElAlamein lines. Expecting an attack sooner rather than later, Montgomery fortified the Alam el Halfa ridge with the 44th Division...
Alamein or ElAlamein may refer to: ElAlamein, a town in Egypt First Battle of ElAlamein, during World War II Second Battle of ElAlamein, during World...
The Battle of Alam el Halfa took place between 30 August and 5 September 1942 south of ElAlamein during the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World...
New Alamein (Arabic: العلمين الجديدة), is a new city in northwest Egypt inaugurated by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on 1 March 2018. New Alamein...
The ElAlamein Memorial Fountain is a heritage-listed fountain and war memorial located at Macleay Street in the inner Sydney locale of Kings Cross in...
Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, KG, GCB, DSO, PC, DL (/məntˈɡʌməri ... ˈæləmeɪn/; 17 November 1887 – 24 March...
retreated to ElAlamein, where the Eighth Army fought two defensive battles, then defeated the Axis forces in the Second Battle of ElAlamein in October...
British troops at the Siege of Tobruk (1941) and at the Second Battle of ElAlamein, achieving decisive victories over Erwin Rommel's Afrika Korps. His soldiers...
Dispositions for the Second Battle of ElAlamein The Second Battle of ElAlamein (23 October – 11 November 1942) was a battle of the Second World War that...
briefly commanded the Axis forces at the beginning of the Second Battle of ElAlamein, and died during the Defence of Outpost Snipe. He had taken part in the...
memorial at ElAlamein is an Italian war cemetery, museum, and memorial to the Italian soldiers who fought at the two Battles of ElAlamein in World War...
Alexandria, and happened to make a halt near a place which the Arabs call ElAlamein. An ancient ruined church nearby in Abu Mena was dedicated to Saint Menas;...
over deception planning, pushing 'A' Force aside. Clarke was sent to ElAlamein, where Allied forces were on the retreat, to work on deception plans....
advance was eventually halted at the First Battle of ElAlamein in July and the Battle of Alam el Halfa in early September. Both sides were exhausted and...
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