Battle of Alam el Halfa

The battle of Alam el Halfa might be Rommel's last shot at defeating the British Eighth Army and taking Egypt; his Afrika Corps numerical superiority was slowing dwindling away and would soon be outnumbered by the Allies. With waiting no …

1942-08-30

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The battle of Alam el Halfa might be Rommel's last shot at defeating the British Eighth Army and taking Egypt; his Afrika Corps numerical superiority was slowing dwindling away and would soon be outnumbered by the Allies. With waiting no longer an option, he set in motion the same maneuver he had attempted at Gazala. Informed by ULTRA of the Axis plan to outflank his front lines and attack from the south, Montgomery carefully positioned his forces along the Alam el Halfa and Ruweisat ridges. Digging in some of his tanks and willing to stay on the defensive, Montgomery was finally about to test his military doctrine in his first battle in North Africa.

Alam el Halfa, Egypt

The Battle of Alam el Halfa took place between 30 August and 5 September 1942 south of El Alamein during the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World War. Panzerarmee Afrika, attempted an envelopment of the British Eighth Army. In Unternehmen Brandung, the last big Axis offensive of the Western Desert Campaign, Rommel intended to defeat the Eighth Army before Allied reinforcements arrived.

Wikipedia: Battle of Alam el Halfa

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Game Type: Breakthrough

Board Type: Desert

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