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El Alamein
New Zealand troops in El Alamein, Egypt, during World War II
Photos courtesy of National Army Museum, N.Z. and National Library.
DA 2568 New Zealand soldier talking to English crew of a new American General Lee tank, El Alamein, Egypt. Photo courtesy of National Army Museum, N.Z.
DA 6780 New Zealand War Cemetery near Alamein Front, Egypt, 20 Aug 1942. Photo courtesy of National Army Museum, N.Z.
DA 6731 Defensive line of Vickers post at Alamein, Egypt. Photo courtesy of National Army Museum, N.Z.
DA 6858 Tank of the New Zealand Divisional Cavalry approaching at speed in a swirl of dust. Photo courtesy of National Army Museum, N.Z.
DA 2575 New Zealand anti-aircraft crew ready for action in the Western Desert, El Alamein, Egypt. Photo courtesy of National Army Museum, N.Z.
DA 2611 Preparations for static warfare at the Alamein Front, Egypt. Photo courtesy of National Army Museum, N.Z.
October 1942. Personnel of NZ Main Dressing Station at El Alamein, Egypt. Department of Internal Affairs. New Zealand. War History Branch: Photographs relating to World War 1914-1918, World War 1939-1945, occupation of Japan, Korean War, and Malayan Emergency. Ref: DA-02714-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://beta.natlib.govt.nz/records/22309307
[ca October 1942] Activity at a NZ casualty clearing station in the Alamein position, Egypt, World War II - Photograph taken by Major S L Wilson. Department of Internal Affairs. New Zealand. War History Branch :Photographs relating to World War 1914-1918, World War 1939-1945, occupation of Japan, Korean War, and Malayan Emergency. Ref: DA-02942-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://beta.natlib.govt.nz/records/23136432
DA 10905 27th Battery NZ Field Regiment firing 25 pounder at Alamein. Photo courtesy of National Army Museum, N.Z.
Desert battle scenes on the El Alamein front, where tho Eighth Army, which includes the New Zealand Division, is now at grips with Axis forces. Left, infantry advancing behind a line of tanks and screened by a cloud of desert dust. Right, a 2Mb dual-purpose highvelocity gmiifrQwit&r in action at El Alamein. The gun is recoiling after being fired. (Evening Post, 27 October 1942). Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://beta.natlib.govt.nz/records/18658695
October 1942. Alamein barrage from the ridge in front of 5 Bde HQ, front line, Egypt. Department of Internal Affairs. New Zealand. War History Branch :Photographs relating to World War 1914-1918, World War 1939-1945, occupation of Japan, Korean War, and Malayan Emergency. Ref: DA-09697. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://beta.natlib.govt.nz/records/22299651
24 October 1942. Killoh, K G, fl 1943. Burial service at El Alamein during World War II. Department of Internal Affairs. New Zealand. War History Branch :Photographs relating to World War 1914-1918, World War 1939-1945, occupation of Japan, Korean War, and Malayan Emergency. Ref: DA-11753-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://beta.natlib.govt.nz/records/23217274
[ca Nov 1942] Paton, Harold Gear, 1919-2010. Enemy transport wrecked during Axis retreat along North African Coast - Photograph taken by H Paton. New Zealand. Department of Internal Affairs. War History Branch :Photographs relating to World War 1914-1918, World War 1939-1945, occupation of Japan, Korean War, and Malayan Emergency. Ref: DA-02728B-F. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. http://beta.natlib.govt.nz/records/22894336Da-02728b-f
Map of El Alamein, Egypt. Courtesy of National Army Museum, N.Z.
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Tank of the New Zealand Divisional Cavalry approaching at speed in a swirl of dust. Photo courtesy of National Army Museum, N.Z.
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