Atlas of Battles

war, 3 engagements

Battles of El Alamein

The atlas places 3 engagements of Battles of El Alamein: 3 battles in 1942, all in present-day Egypt. The most widely documented: Second Battle of El Alamein, First Battle of El Alamein.

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First Battle of El AlameinSecond Battle of El AlameinOutpost SnipeFirst Battle of El AlameinSecond Battle of El AlameinOutpost SnipeAlexandriaGizaEl MansuraDamanhûrTantaDumyatRashidMatruhEl DabaZagazig200 km30.843N, 28.839E
3 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

The war in time order

First Battle of El Alamein, 1942Second Battle of El Alamein, 1942Outpost Snipe, 194219421942
One tick per dated engagement; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Commanders 1 with pages

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceResult
1 July 1942First Battle of El AlameinEl Alamein, EgyptStalemate
23 October 1942Second Battle of El AlameinEl Alamein, EgyptAllied victory
26 October 1942Outpost SnipeEgyptBritish victory

Engagements are the Wikidata records placed within Battles of El Alamein (or a campaign of it) that carry coordinates; actions without coordinates are not shown.