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The Significance of El Alamein. Jose IBH2 European History Block F Ms. Gifford. Pre-El Alamein. 1939 Invasion of Poland 1940 Invasion of France 1941 Crete. Post-El Alamein. 1942 Stalingrad 1943 Kursk Invasion of Italy 1944 Monte Cassino D-Day Battle of the Bulge 1945 Berlin. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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The Significance of El Alamein
JoseIBH2 European History
Block FMs. Gifford
Pre-El Alamein
• 1939– Invasion of Poland
• 1940– Invasion of France
• 1941– Crete
Post-El Alamein• 1942
– Stalingrad• 1943
– Kursk– Invasion of Italy
• 1944– Monte Cassino– D-Day– Battle of the Bulge
• 1945– Berlin
Location
• El Alamein is a town in Northern Egypt
• Close to the Suez Canal
• Oil Fields
Major Players
Right Before the Battle
• German Domination• However, Italy was losing in North Africa• Desperate situation leads to drafting of Monty
The Battle
Aftermath
• Rommel is kicked out• Axis had around 59,000 killed, wounded or
captured• They also lost more than 500 tanks• Monty lost 13,000 and 430 tanks• Operation Torch
Significance
• Elimination of Axis Presence in North Africa– Eliminates Axis aggression in the Mediterranean
• Oil + Suez Canal• Italian Front– Allowed troops to land in North Africa to invade
Italy
• Relief for the Eastern Front– Creates a new front to fight on
• Morale
Evaluation of Source
“Before Alamein, we never had a victory. After Alamein, we never
had a defeat.” – Winston Churchill
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