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2 November 1942NZ Division helps Allies break through at El AlameinThe 2nd New Zealand Division opened the way for British armour, allowing the Allies to make a decisive breakthrough at El Alamein, Egypt, and send the Axis forces into retreat. Read more...
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The North African Campaign
The second battle of El Alamein, which began 70 years ago this month, was the turning point of the war in North Africa. For New Zealand forces, this was longest and most important land campaign of WWII. But victory came at a heavy price: between 1941 and 1943, 14,000 Kiwis were killed, wounded or became prisoners of war.
- Page 4 - El AlameinThe New Zealand Division fell back to the Alamein Line, where it took part in the first Battle of El Alamein. They suffered heavy casualties at Ruweisat Ridge and El Mreir before
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Main image: Artillery fire at El Alamein
Explosions from Allied artillery fire light up the horizon at El Alamein, October 1942.
