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Title:Soldiers advance at El Alamein battle zone on the Egyptian front
Date:10th August 1942
Summary:SLATE INFORMATION: The Middle East Front: El Alamein Battle Zone Attack
EGYPT: Matruh Governorate: El Alamein:
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MILITARY BRITISH. Group of infantry move forward in El Alamein zone.. intensive shelling..more prisoners taken.
PRISONERS OF WAR. German & Italian prisoners take in El Alamein Zone
Military - Active; Egypt
battlefield, Western Desert Campaign, WWII, infantry
Embargoed:25th August 1942 13:00
Keywords:
Location:El Alamein
Country:Egypt
Topics:War / Fighting,Defence / Military
Reuters ID:LVA7Q8K7MURLFIZRWM4GTD16P8ZR
Story Text: Allied troops set out to recapture a strong point from Erwin Rommel (German Field Marshal) amidst heavy shelling in the desert
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