The second battle of El Alamein marked the beginning of the end of the North African campaign of WW2. After years of fighting in the horrific desert conditions, the stage was set for a tactical masterclass from both Bernard Montgomery and Erwin Rommel. | War Stories

Watch this recently discovered colour footage showing the construction of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission’s El Alamein Memorial. The footage was found in the #CWGC archive and is now part of a display about the Commission’s work in Egypt at the El Alamein museum. Read more, here: http://ow.ly/TGul30fZAb6 #ElAlamein75 | Commonwealth War Graves Commission

29K views · 959 reactions | *ON THIS DAY* ️ 23 October 1942: the 2nd Battle of El Alamein begins. This is where the American M4 Sherman makes its debut.  Find out more about Shermans: https://tankmuseum.org/tank-nuts/tank-collection/m4-sherman | The Tank Museum | Facebook