What the records say
- When
- 29 Sep 1942
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 30.83° N, 28.95° E
- Description
- 1942 military operation
Operation Braganza
Operation Braganza was launched on the night of 29 September 1942 by Lieutenant-General Brian Horrocks, commanding British XIII Corps. It was intended as a preliminary to Operation Lightfoot, part of the Second Battle of El Alamein. The objective was to capture an area of ground near Deir el Munassib in Egypt, to be used for extra artillery deployment.
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