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title: Sherman Tanks, El Alamein
author: L. Chetwyn - Imperial War Museums
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19329/sherman-tanks-el-alamein/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2024-08-07
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# Sherman Tanks, El Alamein

_Authored by L. Chetwyn - Imperial War Museums_

## Image File

[![Sherman Tanks, El Alamein](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/19329.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/19329.png)

## Image Caption

A photograph showing US-made Sherman tanks of the British Eight Army during the [Second Battle of El Alamein](https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2519/second-battle-of-el-alamein/) (Oct-Nov 1942) in 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, L. C. -. I. W. (2024, August 07). Sherman Tanks, El Alamein. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19329/sherman-tanks-el-alamein/>
### Chicago
Museums, L. Chetwyn - Imperial War. "Sherman Tanks, El Alamein." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 07, 2024. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19329/sherman-tanks-el-alamein/>.
### MLA
Museums, L. Chetwyn - Imperial War. "Sherman Tanks, El Alamein." *World History Encyclopedia*, 07 Aug 2024, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19329/sherman-tanks-el-alamein/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205196212) by **L. Chetwyn - Imperial War Museums**. Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 07 August 2024. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.