Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 4 engagements

El Alamein: contested ground

The ground around El Alamein was fought over 4 times between 1940 and 1942: 2 battles and 2 campaigns, in 2 different wars. All 4 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Western Desert campaignFirst Battle of El AlameinOperation BraganzaSecond Battle of El AlameinSecond Battle of El AlameinAlexandriaGizaEl MansuraDamanhûrTantaDumyatRashidMatruh200 km30.837N, 28.946E
4 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Western Desert campaign, 1940First Battle of El Alamein, 1942Operation Braganza, 1942Second Battle of El Alamein, 194219401942
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
1940Western Desert campaignWestern DesertWorld War II
1 July 1942First Battle of El AlameinEl AlameinBattles of El Alamein
1942Operation BraganzaWorld War II
23 October 1942Second Battle of El AlameinEl AlameinBattles of El Alamein

Contested ground is computed: recorded sites within six kilometres of one another, three or more engagements, in more than one war or across more than fifty years. Coordinates are those recorded in Wikidata and can be approximate.