DIE ROL VAN DIE EERSTE SUID-AFRIKAANSE INFANTERIEDIVISIE TYDENS DIE GEVEGTE BY EL ALAMEIN, JULIE TOT NOVEMBER 1942

dc.creator	C.J. Jacobs
dc.date	2012-02-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T20:09:52Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T20:09:52Z
dc.identifier	10.5787/22-3-323
dc.identifier	2224-0020
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/10b835ebc4fb499e9fd8c70785080e59
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/9360
dc.identifier.uri	https://doaj.org/article/10b835ebc4fb499e9fd8c70785080e59
dc.description	<p><em>The role of the First South African Infantry Division in the first Battle of El Alamein, 1-30 July </em>1942. The First Battle of EI Alamein (1-30 July 1942) was the turning-point in<em> </em>the course of the Second World War in North Africa. Under the command of Gen.<em> </em>C.J.E. Auchinleck, the British Eigth Army finally succeeded in halting the advance<em> </em>of Erwin Rommel, the able German general, to the Suez Canal. Through drastically<em> </em>changing the British battle strategy, Auchinleck prepared the way for Gen. B.L.<em> </em>(Monty) Montgomery's later triumph at the Second Battle of EI Alamein in October<em> </em>1942. Auchinleck's July success was due in no small manner to the stubborn resistance<em> </em>of the Fifth Indian Division, the First South African Division and the Ninth Australian<em> </em>Division. This prevented Rommel from breaking through the Eighth Army's<em> </em>positions between Ruweisat Ridge and the Mediterranean Sea. These battles also<em> </em>emphasized the leadership quality of Gen. Dan Pienaar and his fellow South African<em> </em>officers.</p>
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Military Science (Military Academy)
dc.relation	http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/323
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2224-0020
dc.source	Scientia Militaria : South African Journal of Military Studies, Vol 22, Iss 3 (2012)
dc.subject	First Battle of El Alamein
dc.subject	Second Battle of EI Alamein
dc.subject	Fifth Indian Division
dc.subject	the First South African Division
dc.subject	the Ninth Australian Division
dc.subject	Erwin Rommel
dc.subject	British Eigth Army
dc.subject	Ruweisat Ridge
dc.subject	the Mediterranean Sea
dc.subject	Gen. Dan Pienaar
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dc.title	DIE ROL VAN DIE EERSTE SUID-AFRIKAANSE INFANTERIEDIVISIE TYDENS DIE GEVEGTE BY EL ALAMEIN, JULIE TOT NOVEMBER 1942
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