El Alamein and the Significance of North Africa (HSC SSCE Modern History): Flashcards
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Commander sent to N Africa Feb 1941
Commander sent to N Africa Feb 1941
Erwin Rommel
The Afrika Korps
The Afrika Korps
German expeditionary force in Africa
Decisive factor in N African campaign
Decisive factor in N African campaign
Supply problems
Italian prisoners surrendered 1940-41
Italian prisoners surrendered 1940-41
Over 130,000
Second Battle of El Alamein date
Second Battle of El Alamein date
23 October 1942
British Eighth Army leader from Aug 1942
British Eighth Army leader from Aug 1942
General Bernard Montgomery
Operation Torch significance
Operation Torch significance
First major Allied joint operation
Operation Torch commander
Operation Torch commander
Dwight Eisenhower
Churchill's quote about El Alamein victory
Churchill's quote about El Alamein victory
The end of the beginning
British personnel at 2nd El Alamein
British personnel at 2nd El Alamein
230,000