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Second Battle of El Alamein, a Rare card
The Second Battle of El Alamein was a battle of the Second World War that took place near the Egyptian railway halt of El Alamein.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 86
- DEF
- 87
- Power
- 173
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 290,000
Power 173 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 90 % of WikiCards cards.
Second Battle of El Alamein quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Second Battle of El Alamein card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The First Battle of El Alamein and the Battle of Alam el Halfa had ______ the Axis from advancing further into Egypt.
Answer
prevented. The First Battle of El Alamein and the Battle of Alam el Halfa had prevented the Axis from advancing further into Egypt. From the Second Battle of El Alamein article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
In October ____ Lieutenant-General Bernard Montgomery, commander of Eighth Army, opened his offensive against the Axis forces.
Answer
1940s. In October 1942 Lieutenant-General Bernard Montgomery, commander of Eighth Army, opened his offensive against the Axis forces. From the Second Battle of El Alamein article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Second Battle of El Alamein. Second Battle of El Alamein 86 · Battle of the Teutoburg Forest 82 · Second Coming 79 · Vercingetorix 75 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The First Battle of El Alamein and the Battle of Alam el Halfa had prevented the Axis from advancing further into Egypt.
- In October 1942 Lieutenant-General Bernard Montgomery, commander of Eighth Army, opened his offensive against the Axis forces.
- In a 13-day battle the Axis Panzerarmee Afrika was crushed and forced to retreat from Egypt and Libya to the borders of Tunisia.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Second Battle of El Alamein article was read about 290,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 86 and blocks with 87: each hit it takes is cut by 35 %.
How to get Second Battle of El Alamein
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Second Battle of El Alamein (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Len Chetwyn, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
