It was arguably the single most significant occasion when an Australian formation played a major part in a decisive Allied victory in the Second World War.Īustralian land, sea and air forces played a significant role in the war in North Africa. The 9th Australian Division fought as part of the Commonwealth Eighth Army, defeating a German-Italian attempt to invade Egypt and seize the Suez Canal. Two battles were fought in 1942 around the isolated railway halt of El Alamein, 120 kilometres west of Alexandria in Egypt. Photo by Peter Williams (courtesy of the NSW War Memorials Register).Īustralia’s first major role in an Allied victory Photo: The El Alamein Memorial Fountain in Sydney's King's Cross district.
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