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Second Battle of El Alamein

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

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1942Date range
3Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1942

Francesco Antonio Arena23 October 1942

El Alamein · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Arena commands Ariete, initially held in the southern armoured reserve during the Second Battle of El Alamein.

Gervasio Bitossi23 October 1942

El Alamein · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Bitossi commands Littorio when the British offensive begins at El Alamein.

Francesco La Ferla23 October 1942

El Alamein · Warfare / World War, 2nd

La Ferla leads Trieste as the British Eighth Army opens the Second Battle of El Alamein.

Names involved

Francesco Antonio ArenaFrancesco La FerlaGervasio Bitossi

Provenance

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