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British Eighth Army

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World War II đź“Ť Egypt

British Eighth Army

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Allied forces begin the Second Battle of El Alamein

đź“… 23 October 1942

British-led forces began an offensive near El Alamein in Egypt, stopping Axis plans to reach the Suez Canal. The battle’s logistics depended on colonial and Commonwealth troops, port labor, and...