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Fought over some of the harshest desert terrain on earth the battle of El Alamein proves the turning point in the North African campaign. The British begin their attack with the most concentrated artillery barrage since World War I.  Allied infantry including the Australian 9th division advance driving a wedge through enemy lines. With the Axis fast running out of tanks and troops Rommel is forced to retreat. Defeat at Alamein ends Hitler's hopes of occupying Egypt, controlling the Suez Canal, and gaining access to Middle Eastern oilfields.



44 min