Wednesday, January 05, 2011

The battle ends after a week of fighting in early September 1942

At the end of the Battle of Alam el Halfa, we can compare the losses of the combatants:

Germans:
1,859 men killed, wounded, or missing
33 guns, 298 vehicles, and 38 tanks lost

Italians:
1,051 men killed, wounded, or missing
22 guns, 97 vehicles, and 11 tanks lost

British:
1,750 men killed, wounded, or missing
15 anti-tank guns and 67 tanks lost or damaged
(31 Grants and 21 Valentines used as infantry tanks)


This is based on the account in Vol.III of the Official History.

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