Men charging into battle
El Alamein, 24th October 1942
El Alamein Infantry
Supporting Information :
Description:
British Infantry advance during Operation Lightfoot - 24th October 1942.
Credit:
Photographer : SGT Chetwyn, No1 Army Film & Photography Unit
Copyright:
IWM E 18474
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Division History References :
Montgomery was determined to attack the enemy using his infantry to create a gap and then push the armour through the gap created. The area for this was not the weaker sector in the south but the stronger part of the enemy position in the North. 30 Corps were to execute this attaching on a frontage four divisions wide...