The Battle of El Alamein

Italian and German troops dig in at El Alamein as British forces under Montgomery mount a massive offensive to break the Axis line in the North African desert. The film follows soldiers on the Axis side enduring the grinding artillery and armored battle. It portrays the exhaustion and eventual retreat of Axis forces.

The Second Battle of El Alamein (October–November 1942) was a decisive Allied victory under General Bernard Montgomery over Axis forces led by Erwin Rommel, marking a major turning point in the North African Campaign.

An Italian co-production offering a rare Axis-side perspective on the battle, generally following the broad strategic outline of events.

Montgomery's Eighth Army broke the Axis line west of Alexandria and began the pursuit that ended in Tunisia.

A massive artillery barrage opened Operation Lightfoot, followed by a grinding infantry and armoured battle through minefields. Operation Supercharge broke through in early November and Rommel withdrew.

Directed by Giorgio Ferroni

Cast: Frederick Stafford, Michael Rennie, Ira Furstenberg

Positioned at October 23 – November 11, 1942 within the World War II phase of the war, as part of the North African Campaign. This is entry 83 of 150 in the chronological archive.

• El Alamein
• North Africa campaign
• Rommel
• Montgomery
• desert warfare

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  El Alamein: The Line of Fire

  October 23 – November 4, 1942

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  Five Graves to Cairo

  Summer 1942

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  The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel

  1942–October 1944

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  The Desert Rats

  April–December 1941

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  Sahara

  June 1942

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  Tobruk

  September 1942