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Does World War II have an equivalent to the Hundred Days?

The comparison remains tentative because World War II spread learning across changing fronts, communications, and air situations.

Question

Was El Alamein the Second World War equivalent of the Hundred Days offensive?

Short answer

The participants doubt that one campaign fits cleanly, since World War II learning was distributed across changing fronts and operational conditions.

Notes

El Alamein is proposed as an equivalent to the Hundred Days, but the participants are unsure that any one World War II campaign fits. The Hundred Days brought accumulated experience together across a broad front in a sustained sequence. World War II repeatedly changed the conditions under which armies operated, with radio extending coordination and air power altering movement after D-Day. German practice also evolved during the war rather than following a fully formed, unchanging prewar doctrine. The comparison concerns how learning becomes usable in operations, and leaves room for disagreement over which campaign offers the closest parallel.