gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:casualties
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Allied: ~13,560
Axis: ~30,500
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gptkbp:combatant
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gptkb:Allied_forces
gptkb:Axis_forces
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Erwin_Rommel
Bernard Montgomery
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gptkbp:date
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23 October 1942 – 11 November 1942
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gptkbp:followedBy
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gptkb:Tunisian_Campaign
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Battle of El Alamein
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gptkbp:involvedCountry
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gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Germany
gptkb:Greece
gptkb:India
gptkb:Italy
gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkb:South_Africa
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:Free_French_Forces
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:El_Alamein,_Egypt
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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Breakthrough of Axis lines
Retreat of Axis forces to Tunisia
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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Artillery bombardment
Desert warfare
Extensive minefields
Use of tanks
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gptkbp:notableUnit
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gptkb:German-Italian_Panzer_Army
gptkb:British_Eighth_Army
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gptkbp:operator
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gptkb:Operation_Lightfoot
gptkb:Operation_Supercharge
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:precededBy
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gptkb:First_Battle_of_El_Alamein
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gptkbp:result
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Allied victory
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gptkbp:significance
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Turning point in North African Campaign
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gptkbp:strategicObjective
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Prevent Axis advance to Suez Canal
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gptkbp:theatreWork
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gptkb:North_African_Campaign
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:George_Silk
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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