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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Operation_Crusader
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gptkbp:aftermath
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Allied advance into North Africa
Axis retreat to Tunisia
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gptkbp:casualties
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Approximately 13,500 Allied casualties
Approximately 70,000 Axis casualties
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gptkbp:combatant
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gptkb:Axis_forces
gptkb:Allied_forces
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Bernard_Montgomery
gptkb:Erwin_Rommel
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gptkbp:date
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October 23, 1942
November 11, 1942
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_Tunis
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gptkbp:historical_impact
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Boosted Allied morale
Influenced future military strategies
Demonstrated effectiveness of Allied cooperation
Marked the beginning of the end for Axis powers in North Africa
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Battle of the 16th Alamein
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gptkbp:location
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El Alamein, Egypt
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gptkbp:military_branch
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gptkb:British_Commonwealth_forces
gptkb:British_30th_Corps
gptkb:British_7th_Armoured_Division
gptkb:Polish_forces
gptkb:Eighth_Army
gptkb:British_1st_Armoured_Division
gptkb:Indian_forces
gptkb:South_African_forces
gptkb:Italian_forces
gptkb:British_51st_Highland_Division
gptkb:Free_French_forces
gptkb:Afrika_Korps
gptkb:British_2nd_New_Zealand_Division
gptkb:British_8th_Army_Air_Force
gptkb:German_21st_Panzer_Division
gptkb:Italian_101st_Motorized_Division_Trieste
gptkb:Italian_102nd_Motorized_Division_Trento
gptkb:Italian_131st_Armoured_Division_Centauro
gptkb:Italian_136th_Armoured_Division_Ariete
gptkb:Italian_164th_Infantry_Division
gptkb:Italian_27th_Infantry_Division_Brescia
gptkb:Italian_62nd_Infantry_Division_Sicilia
gptkb:Italian_90th_Light_Division
gptkb:German_15th_Panzer_Division
Australian forces
Canadian forces
New Zealand forces
British 10th Armoured Division
British 4th Indian Division
Italian 63rd Infantry Division Cirene.
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:preceded_by
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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 the North African campaign
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gptkbp:strategic_importance
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Control of the Suez Canal
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gptkbp:tactics
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Flanking maneuvers
Use of artillery
Combined arms operations
Defensive positions
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