51st Highland heroes of El Alamein plan reunion

The Scotsman;  December 31, 2001 ;     525 words ......60th anniversary of their victory at El Alamein. The decision comes after the Ministry...in their defeat of the Afrika Korps at El Alamein when the so- called Desert Rats won a...more than 8,000 taken prisoner. After El Alamein, Montgomery insisted that the Highland...

60th Anniversary Of The WW II Battle Of El Alamein

Getty Images;  October 20, 2002 ;     99 words ...Norbert Schiller Getty Images 10-20-2002 EL ALAMEIN, EGYPT - OCTOBER 20: Italian El Alamein war veterans watch during the 60th anniversary ceremony marking the battle of El Alamein October 20, 2002 on Egypt's north coast. Tens of thousands...

Battle visit.(News)

Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England);  March 24, 2006 ;     28 words ...The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall, pictured, were at El Alamein in Egypt today, where Camilla's father was captured and wounded at the Battle of El Alamein, in 1942.

Heroes of El Alamein ready to march again.

The Daily Mail (London, England);  December 31, 2001 ;     222 words ......defeat of Rommel's troops at the Battle of El Alamein in 1942. Almost two years earlier the...more than 8,000 taken prisoner. After El Alamein, Monty insisted the Highland regiments...planning to mark the 60th anniversary of El Alamein in October with a reunion and street...

Italians mark 1942 battle with panache and warning about fascist past

AP Worldstream;  October 20, 2002 ;     437 words ...00-00-0000 Dateline: EL ALAMEIN, Egypt Italy on Sunday commemorated the 1942 battle of El Alamein with a ceremony that featured skydivers...soldiers while rejecting their regime. After El Alamein, Ciampi said, the war was to continue for...

Final farewell for brothers-in-arms

Scotland on Sunday;  December 30, 2001 ;     433 words ......after winning glory at the Battle of El Alamein. The men of the 51st Highland Division...decided to mark the 60th anniversary of El Alamein with their final reunion and street parade...of a big turnout of veterans for the El Alamein celebrations. He said: "It will be the...

I never saw my grandad shed a tear ..until now; 60 YEARS ON, ONE SOLDIER'S...

The Mirror (London, England);  October 21, 2002 ;     557 words ......Mirror reporter and granddaughter of El Alamein veteran Jack Smith IN a dusty strip of...Smith, of the Essex Regiment, had been in El Alamein, Egypt, fighting Rommel's mighty Afrika...the weekend for the 60th anniversary of El Alamein and the Commonwealth's last official...

Italian minister places wreaths at El Alamein war memorials

AP Worldstream;  February 3, 2002 ;     211 words ......Sunday at war memorials in a ceremony at El Alamein, site of a decisive World War II battle...memorials in the Mediterranean city of El Alamein, according to Marco Riccardo Rusconi...1942, marking the start of the Battle of El Alamein. Until then, Nazi Gen. Erwin Rommel repeatedly...

El Alamein veterans reunite 60 years on

The Independent on Sunday;  October 20, 2002 ;     226 words ...Veterans returned to El Alamein yesterday to mark the 60th anniversary...recovered from the sand. The battle of El Alamein, which took place over 13 days in...not to have wars." The victory at El Alamein paved the way for the final defeat...

I'll never forget horrors of war

Sentinel, The (Stoke-on-Trent UK);  November 8, 2007 ;     409 words ......Road, Barlaston, fought in the battle of El Alamein in Egypt in October 1942. Although El Alamein proved to be a turning point for Allied...Yeomanry. What he saw during the battle of El Alamein has stayed with him ever since. He said...

Camilla Leaves Notes at Graves in Egypy

AP Online;  March 24, 2006 ;     466 words ...AP Online 03-24-2006 Dateline: EL ALAMEIN, Egypt The Duchess of Cornwall lays flowers...the Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery in El Alamein, Egypt, Friday March 24, 2006. The Duchess...him in the aftermath of the Battle of El Alamein. Major Bruce Shand, now 89, survived...

Ulstermen to the fore in famous victory.(News)

The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland);  October 19, 2002 ;     234 words ...THE battle of El Alamein was the turning point in the war. It was...will attend a service of remembrance at the El Alamein Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery on the battlefield. Victory at El Alamein allowed the Allies to maintain their supply...

Veterans return to El Alamein 60 years on

The Scotsman;  October 19, 2002 ;     511 words ...VETERANS of the battle of El Alamein gathered in Egypt yesterday to mark...emotional" ceremony tomorrow at El Alamein, 60 miles west of Alexandria. Mr...been driven back to the village of El Alamein. Montgomery, a veteran of the First...

Camilla Leaves Notes at WW II Graves

AP Online;  March 24, 2006 ;     472 words ...AP Online 03-24-2006 Dateline: EL ALAMEIN, Egypt Britain's Prince Charles watches...the Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery in El Alamein, Egypt, Friday March 24, 2006. The Duchess...him in the aftermath of the Battle of El Alamein. Major Bruce Shand, now 89, survived...

Battle of El Alamein

Encyclopedia of Australia;      210 words ...Encyclopedia of Australia 01-01-1999 1942: Battle of El Alamein The battle of El Alamein in October 1942 was the last major battle in...the Ninth Division of the AIF, made a stand at El Alamein, the last defensive position before the important...