El Alamein

Trip Start Jun 22, 2005
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Tuesday, May 16, 2006

El Alamein was were Montgomery's 8th Army took on Rommels 5th Army and won during June 1942. Over 80,000 soldiers died fighting at El Alamein and subsequent battles afterwards. The Battle for El Alamein is considered to be the last battle fought by the British Empire. There are over 7000 graves at the War Cemetary from many nationalities including British, South Africans, Indians, Australians and New Zealanders to name a few. And of course also Egyptians.

Visiting the cemetery was humbling. It's very well kept and is very tranquil. There are some nice shaded areas where you can sit down and relax and think about things. I took some cake along and had a spot of lunch there.
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