Contact Admin. By David Blair , Alexandria. The Battle of El Alamein, which opened with a 1,gun artillery barrage on the night of Oct 23 , amounted to a turning point in the Second World War for the British Army. Two soldiers belonging to the Commonwealth and Allied forces aim at a German soldier surrendering atop his tank 25 October as a sandstorm clouds the battlefield at El Alamein AFP.
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Winston Churchill seized the opportunity to lift the morale of the Home Front, driving home the message that Montgomery had fought the battle with "one single idea", namely to "destroy the armed force of the enemy and to destroy it at the place where the disaster would be most far-reaching and irrecoverable. On Saturday, the chosen setting for the destruction of General Erwin Rommel's desert army is a modern Egyptian town on the Mediterranean coast, about 70 miles west of Alexandria.
Outside El Alamein lies a cemetery with 7, British and Commonwealth graves, where today's ceremony will take place. After the passage of seven decades, this will probably be the last big commemoration. Perhaps a score of veterans from Australia, New Zealand and the Commonwealth will be present.
But only one British veteran is expected to attend. Accessibility links Skip to article Skip to navigation. Monday 19 August El Alamein veterans gather in Egypt for 70th anniversary of battle A handful of veterans will gather in a remote desert cemetery outside the Egyptian town of El Alamein on Saturday, marking the 70th anniversary of Britain's "greatest victory since Waterloo". Login Signup. Signup Login Contact Admin. Claire 20 El Alamein. Ellina 19 Egypt.
