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
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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Turning
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