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Alexandria, Egypt was in World War 2.

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During WW1, Egypt was the site of a large British military base. A number of battles took place on Egyptian land between British led forces and the Turkish forces.

During WW2 Egypt was still a British possession. Egypt was the site of some ferocious fighting, with the German advance finally halted at El Alamein, just 150 miles short of Cairo.

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