With the Axis in the ascendancy in North Africa and optimistic of taking the Suez canal, the battles of El Alamein were ...

It was a place few expected to be fighting in when war broke out in 1939. It was a conflict Hitler never wanted. It was a ...

The tide turned in the Allies' favour at the Second Battle of El Alamein in 1942. British General Montgomery spent months building up an overwhelming advantage in men and armour, before launching ...

More information: Rafał Czerner et al, Darazya at El Alamein: a Greco-Roman settlement against the backdrop of an important Second World War battle, Antiquity (2024). DOI: 10.15184/aqy.2024.192 ...

The bell from El Alamein train station (inset top left) was presented to the Alamein club for British and Empire troops, Cairo, in 1942 (inset bottom left). It was then presented to the Village ...

The historic Hampshire village of Enham Alamein will come together on Saturday, 10 May 2025, to mark the 80th anniversary of ...

A village will celebrate the 80th anniversary of VE Day with a community picnic. Enham Alamein, known for its important role during the Second World War, will host the event on Saturday, May 10. The ...

The bell from El Alamein train station (inset top left) was presented to the Alamein club for British and Empire troops, Cairo, in 1942 (inset bottom left). It was then presented to the Village ...