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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
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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:cultural_impact
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Portrayed in films and literature
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gptkbp:date
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October 23, 1942
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gptkbp:duration
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12 days
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_Tunis
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gptkbp:historical_analysis
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Studied in military academies
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gptkbp:historical_context
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Part of the Western Desert Campaign
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gptkbp:historical_figure
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gptkb:General_Erwin_Rommel
gptkb:Field_Marshal_Bernard_Montgomery
gptkb:General_Sir_Harold_Alexander
gptkb:General_Sir_John_Dill
gptkb:General_Sir_John_Harding
gptkb:General_Sir_Alan_F._F._H._Wavell
gptkb:General_Sir_Edward_P._S._Wavell
gptkb:General_Sir_Richard_O'_Connor
gptkb:General_Sir_William_Gott
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gptkbp:historical_impact
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Boosted Allied morale
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Battle of the 33rd Alamein
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gptkbp:intelligence
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Use of reconnaissance
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gptkbp:involved_forces
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gptkb:British_Eighth_Army
gptkb:German_Afrika_Korps
Italian troops
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gptkbp:is_celebrated_in
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Memorials established
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gptkbp:key_event
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Counterattacks by Axis forces
Final assault on Axis positions
Breakthrough at the Alamein line
Launch of Operation Lightfoot
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gptkbp:landscape
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Desert terrain
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gptkbp:legacy
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Influenced future military tactics
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Alamein,_Egypt
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gptkbp:logistics
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Supply lines crucial
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gptkbp:military_strategy
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Combined arms operations
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gptkbp:notable_battle
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gptkb:Second_Battle_of_El_Alamein
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gptkbp:notable_ships
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Royal Navy involvement
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gptkbp:outcome
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Destruction of Axis forces
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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:supports
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Royal Air Force involvement
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gptkbp:tactics
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Flanking maneuvers
Defensive positions
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gptkbp:weather_conditions
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Hot and dry
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