Tell el Eisa

On the 30th of June 1942, the victorious but exhausted Axis units arrived in front of El Alamein, the last British line before Alexandria. In order to weaken Rommel troops, General Auchinleck ordered to attack the Italian Infantry divisions. In …

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On the 30th of June 1942, the victorious but exhausted Axis units arrived in front of El Alamein, the last British line before Alexandria. In order to weaken Rommel troops, General Auchinleck ordered to attack the Italian Infantry divisions. In the early morning of the 10th July, the 26th Australian Brigade, supported by the "Valentine" tanks of the 44th RTR, infiltrated along the Mediterranean coast and attacked on the flank of the Sabratha Division entrenched around Tell el Eisa ridge. The Italian division broke up and lost several Artillery batteries and two regimental HQ. After that battle, the Sabratha Division had no more military value. But for Rommel, the main loss was the destruction of his interception radio unit which allowed him until this time to know the orders and decisions of the British Command during the battles.

El Alamein, Egypt

The First Battle of El Alamein (1–27 July 1942) was a battle of the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World War, fought in Egypt between Axis forces (Germany and Italy) of the Panzer Army Africa (Panzerarmee Afrika) (which included the Afrika Korps under Field Marshal (Generalfeldmarschall) Erwin Rommel) and Allied (British Imperial and Commonwealth) forces (Britain, British India, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand) of the Eighth Army (General Claude Auchinleck). The British prevented a second advance by the Axis forces into Egypt. Axis positions near El Alamein, only 66 mi (106 km) 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.

Wikipedia: First Battle of El Alamein

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Board Type: Desert

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