The Second Battle of El Alamein has become one of the most famous of the Second World War. But how did the Allies defeat Rommel and signal the beginning of the end for the campaign in the Western Desert? Find out in this episode of IWM Stories. Watch in full: https://bit.ly/3LM4YNj | Imperial War Museum London

Operation Supercharge saw some of the most intense combat of the Second Battle of El Alamein. But how did the slow, attritional nature of the fighting eventually deliver victory to the Allies? Find out and watch in full: https://bit.ly/3LM4YNj | Imperial War Museum London

A Crusader tank advances in the desert during the First Battle of El Alamein, followed by Bren carriers and shots of Grant, Lee and Stuart tanks belonging to the Royal Armoured Corps, July 1942. Film: IWM AYY 241/4-2 | Imperial War Museum London

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Watch this recently discovered colour footage showing the construction of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission’s El Alamein Memorial. The footage was found in the #CWGC archive and is now part of a display about the Commission’s work in Egypt at the El Alamein museum. Read more, here: http://ow.ly/TGul30fZAb6 #ElAlamein75 | Commonwealth War Graves Commission