Breaching the Devil's Garden: The 6th New Zealand Brigade in Operation Lightfoot. The Second Battle of El Alamein

Abstract

This study is one in a series that will examine combat breaching operations. Other studies have covered Operation Citadel and Operation Desert Storm. In this report, the breaches created in the zone of the 6th New Zealand Brigade are studied in detail. This report has been structured such that the situations of both sides are discussed, followed by a detailed narrative of the operation. Of particular interest to students of military engineering, is the effect of the lack of antipersonnel mines on the effectiveness of the "Devil's Garden." Although this was forced on Generalfeldmarshall Rommel and his men by logistic constraints, it should be of current interest as our soldiers are stripped of conventional mines by 2010.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA447540

Entities

People

  • William Schneck

Organizations

  • United States Army Communications-Electronics Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artillery
  • Employment
  • Explosive Devices
  • Fire Control Systems
  • Gunfire
  • Health Services
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military History
  • Military Organizations
  • Munitions Testing
  • Ordnance Laboratories
  • Personnel Management
  • Second World War
  • Self Propelled Guns
  • Warfare
  • Weapons Effects

Readers

  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering