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Battle of Mersa Matruh

Name: Battle of Mersa Matruh – Germany factsheet records
Creator: World History Database

Germany · Warfare / World War, 2nd. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1942Date range

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Chronological records

1942

Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel27 June 1942

Mersa Matruh · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Rommel captures Mersa Matruh

Names involved

Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel

Provenance

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