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Chronology

1942
3	August	Churchill arrives in Cairo
9	”	Alexander arrives in Middle East
10	”	‘Pedestal’ convoy to Malta passes Gibraltar
12	”	Montgomery arrives in Middle East
12–15	”	Moscow conference (Churchill, Harriman, Stalin)
19	”	Allied raid on Dieppe
23	”	Axis attack on Stalingrad
30	”	Panzer Army advances on Alam Halfa
1	September	Operation bulimba
3	”	Operation Beresford
13	”	Raids on Tobruk, Barce, etc., begin
23	”	Rommel relieved by Stumme
24	”	Axis penetration of Stalingrad defences
30	”	Operation by 44 Division in Munassib Depression
23	October	lightfoot opens at Alamein
25	”	Australians start crumbling operations to north Rommel returns to Africa
26	”	10 Corps aims at Kidney Ridge
Night 26/27	”	New Zealand and South African divisions advance to final objective 7 Motor Brigade action at ‘Snipe’
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Night 27/28	October	Advance by 133 Brigade New Zealand Division relieved by South African Division
Night ½	November	supercharge opens
2	”	Action by 9 Armoured Brigade Royals break out Rommel informs Hitler of proposal to withdraw
Night 2/3	”	Advance by 7 Motor Brigade to west repulsed
3	”	Panzer Army thins out Operation by 5/7 Gordons repulsed
Night 3/4	”	Advances to south-west by Indians and Highlanders
4	”	Panzer Army withdraws but Eighth Army held by rearguards
Night 4/5	”	Eighth Army drives west in pursuit
6-7	”	Eighth Army's advance slowed by heavy rain
8	”	torch landings in North Africa
11	”	New Zealanders ascend Halfaya Pass
19	”	Russian counter-offensive at Stalingrad begins

The occupations given in the biographical footnotes are those on enlistment. The ranks are those held on discharge or at the date of death.

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