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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:aftermath
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Allied advance into Tunisia
End of Axis control in North Africa
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gptkbp:casualties
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Axis casualties approximately 50,000
Allied casualties approximately 13,500
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gptkbp:combatants
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gptkb:Axis_powers
gptkb:Allies
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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
October 23, 1942 to November 11, 1942
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_Tunis
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gptkbp:historical_context
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Part of the Western Desert Campaign
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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Boosted Allied morale
Demonstrated effectiveness of combined arms operations
Marked decline of Axis power in North Africa
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Battle of the 31st Alamein
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gptkbp:involved_units
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gptkb:Eighth_Army
gptkb:German_Afrika_Korps
Italian troops
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gptkbp:legacy
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Influenced future military strategies
Commemoration in military history
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Alamein,_Egypt
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gptkbp:military_technology
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gptkb:artillery
gptkb:tank
Air support
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gptkbp:outcome
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Destruction of Axis forces in North Africa
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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 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
Defensive positions
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Operation_Crusader
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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