EL ALAMEIN SECTOR, EGYPT. 1942-11-03. TROOPS OF THE 9TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION WERE BEING HELD UP BY ...

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Accession Number 042069
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Film polyester negative
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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EL ALAMEIN SECTOR, EGYPT. 1942-11-03. TROOPS OF THE 9TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION WERE BEING HELD UP BY A GERMAN STRONGPOINT. THEY DECIDED TO STORM IT AND PAVE THE WAY FOR A FURTHER ADVANCE. THROUGH A DENSE SMOKE SCREEN WHICH HID THEIR MOVEMENTS FROM THE ENEMY, THE AUSTRALIANS APPROACHED THE STRONGPOINT, READY TO RUSH IN FROM DIFFERENT SIDES.