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A photograph of British General Bernard Montgomery (1887-1976) having a break with his tank protection crew shortly after the Second Battle of El Alamein (Oct-Nov 1942) during the Western Desert Campaigns (June 1940 to January 1943) in North...

A photograph showing a Martin Baltimore bomber of the Allied Desert Air Force bombing targets behind the Axis lines during the Second Battle of El Alamein (Oct-Nov 1942) in the Western Desert Campaigns (June 1940 to January 1943) in North...

A photograph showing Allied troops under Axis fire during the Second Battle of El Alamein (Oct-Nov 1942) in the Western Desert Campaigns (June 1940 to January 1943) in North Africa. (Imperial War Museums)

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