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WWII: The Second Battle of El Alamein, in which many SA soldiers took part, commences with a thousand-gun barrage. The opening
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Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, August 28). WWII: The Second Battle of El Alamein, in which many SA soldiers took part, commences with a thousand-gun barrage. The opening. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092759
South African History Online (2012) 'WWII: The Second Battle of El Alamein, in which many SA soldiers took part, commences with a thousand-gun barrage. The opening', South African History Online, 28 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092759 (Accessed: 24 September 2026).
South African History Online, WWII: The Second Battle of El Alamein, in which many SA soldiers took part, commences with a thousand-gun barrage. The opening [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092759, (accessed 24 September 2026).
"WWII: The Second Battle of El Alamein, in which many SA soldiers took part, commences with a thousand-gun barrage. The opening." South African History Online, 28 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092759. Accessed 24 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "WWII: The Second Battle of El Alamein, in which many SA soldiers took part, commences with a thousand-gun barrage. The opening." South African History Online. August 28, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092759.
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