Was die Aufzeichnungen sagen
- Wann
- 26. Okt. 1942 – 27. Okt. 1942
- Art
- Schlacht
- Koordinaten
- 30.85° N, 28.73° E
- Description
- World War II location in the Second Battle of El Alamein
- War
- World War II
Defence of Outpost Snipe
1942 battle in Egypt during WWII
The Defence of Outpost Snipe in Egypt was part of the Second Battle of El Alamein, part of the Western Desert campaign during the Second World War. On the night of 26/27 October 1942, the 2nd Battalion of the Rifle Brigade, with thirteen 6-pounder anti-tank guns and the 239th Battery, 76th Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery, with six more 6-pounders, was ordered to occupy a desert feature known as Snipe, a small dep…
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