El Alamein - a faltering advance

27th October 1942: The fighting intensifies as the British struggle to break through

Oct 27, 2022

El Alamein 1942: An enemy shell burst close to a British 4.2 inch mortar position.

The British attempt to break through the German lines in North Africa continued. Montgomery had predicted that the initial attack would turn into a ‘dog fight’ - and so it turned out

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