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portada Chaos in the Sand: A History of XIII Corps at Alamein. the Southern Sector, October and November 1942
Type
Physical Book
Year
2019
Language
English
Pages
240
Format
Paperback
Dimensions
23.6 x 15.5 x 1.0 cm
Weight
0.45 kg.
ISBN13
9781912866151

Chaos in the Sand: A History of XIII Corps at Alamein. the Southern Sector, October and November 1942

Barrie S. Barnes (Author) · Helion & Company · Paperback

Chaos in the Sand: A History of XIII Corps at Alamein. the Southern Sector, October and November 1942 - Barnes, Barrie S.

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Synopsis "Chaos in the Sand: A History of XIII Corps at Alamein. the Southern Sector, October and November 1942"

After the protracted and bloody battles in the Gazala Line, May/June 1942, the defeated Eighth Army was in full retreat towards the positions at Alamein. Here the Eighth Army licked its wounds and replenished its stocks of men and materials. Montgomery was appointed as the new commander and instilled into his troops a new air of confidence. Most studies of Alamein focus on the northern coastal sector where the main action was fought. This study looks at the southern sector held by XIII Corps: 50th Northumbrian Division, 1st Greek Brigade under its command. 44th Home Counties Division and the 7th Armoured Division with 2nd Free French Brigade under its command. Though the fighting here was not on the same scale as the coastal sector it was none the less a series of bloody actions and hundreds of men perished. XIII Corps had the job of holding on their front German and Italian armoured divisions that would otherwise be sent north to impede the main attack by Eighth Army. After the first attacks in the north and south failed to break through the Axis forces Montgomery organised Operation Supercharge, a thrust in the north headed by infantry and artillery. 151 [Durham Brigade] was moved north to take a leading role in this attack in early November. After a bloody fight the Durhams and Scots troops broke through and the British armour streamed out into the desert as the Axis forces retreated.

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