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title: Allied Defences, First Battle of El Alamein
author: Imperial War Museums
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19314/allied-defences-first-battle-of-el-alamein/
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updated: 2024-08-05
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# Allied Defences, First Battle of El Alamein

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## Image File

[![Allied Defences, First Battle of El Alamein](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/19314.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/19314.png)

## Image Caption

A photograph of a defensive position of the British Eighth Army at the [First Battle of El Alamein](https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2517/first-battle-of-el-alamein/) (July 1942) during the Western Desert Campaigns (June 1940 to January 1943) in North [Africa](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/africa/). (Imperial [War](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) Museums)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Museums, I. W. (2024, August 05). Allied Defences, First Battle of El Alamein. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19314/allied-defences-first-battle-of-el-alamein/>
### Chicago
Museums, Imperial War. "Allied Defences, First Battle of El Alamein." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 05, 2024. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19314/allied-defences-first-battle-of-el-alamein/>.
### MLA
Museums, Imperial War. "Allied Defences, First Battle of El Alamein." *World History Encyclopedia*, 05 Aug 2024, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19314/allied-defences-first-battle-of-el-alamein/>.

## License & Copyright

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