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| German Lieutenant Colonel Karl Ens inspecting a 5 cm PaK 38 gun position, Egypt, mid-Oct 1942 | Australian soldiers running toward the front lines during re-enactment of the Battle of El Alamein, 24 Oct 1942 | Crusader tanks moving toward the front lines during the Second Battle of El Alamein, 24 Oct 1942 | Montgomery observing the field, Egypt, Nov 1942 |
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