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What was the British victory in North Africa during World War 2 called?
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∙ 16y ago
Field Marshal Montgomery...or Monty.
== == General Montgomery was only one, in a list of commanders. The British 8th Army in North Africa was commanded by firstly, Sir Alan Cunningham, Sir Neil Ritchie, Claude Auchinleck and then by Lt - Gen Bernard Law Montgomery in August 1942. Harold Alexander was Montgomery's boss, being commander in Chief Middle East.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 13y agoField Marshal Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis
In August 1942 Winston Churchill sent General Alexander, as Commander-in-Chief Middle East, to command the forces in North Africa. Lieutenant-General Bernard Montgomery served under him as General Officer Commanding Eighth Army. He replaced General Claude Auchinleck who had held both positions. Gen. Alexander presided over Montgomery's victory at the Second Battle of El Alamein.
A.Bernard Montgomery
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∙ 16y agoAnswer The British won a major battle at El Alamein on 4 Nov 1942. The final surrender of the German forces occurred in Tunsia in May 1943.
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∙ 16y agobritannica was the spot my good man
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What major victory happened in North Africa during World War 2?
The Battle of El Alemein when the British Eighth Army, led by Montgomery, forced the German Afrika Corps, led by Rommel, to withdraw. This battle was the turning point of the North Africa Campaign.
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During World War II, the name of the major battle that took place in western Egypt in North Africa, and which resulted in a defeat of the Germans by British (and other Allied) forces, was the Battle of El Alamein. Occurring in late October to early November of 1942, this battle (often called the 'Second Battle of El Alamein') resulted in a decisive victory for the Allies, who soon followed it up with a triumphant advance westwards across North Africa.
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They adopted it after the Jerboa, or "desert rat", a resident rodent.
What was the village in nothern Egypt site of a decisive British victory during World War 2?
El Alamein
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What major victory happened in North Africa during World War 2?
The Battle of El Alemein when the British Eighth Army, led by Montgomery, forced the German Afrika Corps, led by Rommel, to withdraw. This battle was the turning point of the North Africa Campaign.
Village in northern egypt site of decisive british victory during ww2?
El Alamein
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What was the name of the major battle in Egypt and North Africa where the Germans were defeated by British?
During World War II, the name of the major battle that took place in western Egypt in North Africa, and which resulted in a defeat of the Germans by British (and other Allied) forces, was the Battle of El Alamein. Occurring in late October to early November of 1942, this battle (often called the 'Second Battle of El Alamein') resulted in a decisive victory for the Allies, who soon followed it up with a triumphant advance westwards across North Africa.
Why were the British troops who fought in North Africa during World War 2 called desert rats?
They adopted it after the Jerboa, or "desert rat", a resident rodent.
A village in northern Egypt that was the site of a decisive British victory during World War 2?
El Alamein.
What village in northern Egypt did a British victory occur during world war 2?
El AlameinEl Alamein
