30 August 1942
Battle of Alam Halfa
Attacks the Alam Halfa line in a final attempt to break through toward the Nile Delta and the Suez Canal.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Alam Halfa in Germany. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Attacks the Alam Halfa line in a final attempt to break through toward the Nile Delta and the Suez Canal.
Rommel attacks south of El Alamein at Alam Halfa, attempting to renew the Axis advance toward Suez.
Rommel fails to break through the British line south of El Alamein during the Battle of Alam Halfa.
Rommel's renewed attack near Alam Halfa is contained by the British defence.
Serves on Rommel's staff during the failed Axis attack at Alam Halfa.
Wounded in battle & returned to Germany for treatment
Rommel calls off the Alam Halfa attack after heavy losses in men, tanks, vehicles and guns.
Rommel is forced to retreat after the failure of the Axis attack at Alam Halfa.
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