  {{infobox military conflict |conflict=second battle of el alamein |partof= the western desert campaign of world war ii |image=250px |caption=24 october 1942: australian 9th infantry division in a posed attack. (photographer: len chetwyn) |date=23 octoberâ11 november 1942 |place=el alamein, egypt |result=decisive allied victory |combatant1=axis: |combatant2=allies: *  union of south africa |commander1= erwin rommel georg stumme ettore bastico |commander2= harold alexander bernard montgomery |strength1=116,000 menbuffetaut, p. 95547 tanks 192 armoured cars 770 â 900 aircraft (480 serviceable)552 artillery pieces496 anti-tank guns â 1,063barr, p. 276 |strength2=195,000 menplayfair, p. 301,029 tanks{{#tag:ref|1,029 tanks were ready for action at the start of the battle, this figure consisted of: 170 m3 grant and 252 m4 sherman medium tanks, 216 crusader ii and 78 crusader iii cruiser tanks, 119 m3 stuart (also known as "honey") light tanks and 194 valenti
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