Gem Erwin Rommel commanded the Afrika Korps.
the battle at El Alamein history paper? :)
Dwight Eisenhower No. There were no American troops at El Alamein and the British and Commonwealth troops were commanded by General Auchinleck and General Dorman Smith during the 1st defensive battle but were replaced by General Alexander in overall command and General Montgomary. commanding the 8th Army in the field, for the 2nd decisive counter attack.
It was very hot and dry.
During World War II, the name of the major battle that took place in western Egypt in North Africa, and which resulted in a defeat of the Germans by British (and other Allied) forces, was the Battle of El Alamein. Occurring in late October to early November of 1942, this battle (often called the 'Second Battle of El Alamein') resulted in a decisive victory for the Allies, who soon followed it up with a triumphant advance westwards across North Africa.
Over 30,000 during the 2 battles.
The El Alamein battle, in Egypt
The battle of El Alamein in northern Egypt. The First Battle of El Alamein (1-27 July 1942) was a battle of the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World War, fought between Axis forces of the Panzer Army Africa commanded by Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, and Allied forces of the British Eighth Army commanded by General Claude Auchinleck. The battle halted the second advance by the Axis forces into Egypt, El Alamein being only 66 mi (106 km) from Alexandria.
The Battle of El Alamein
the battle of El Alamein
El Alamein and Tobruk. Google them.
the battle at El Alamein history paper? :)
Dwight Eisenhower No. There were no American troops at El Alamein and the British and Commonwealth troops were commanded by General Auchinleck and General Dorman Smith during the 1st defensive battle but were replaced by General Alexander in overall command and General Montgomary. commanding the 8th Army in the field, for the 2nd decisive counter attack.
It was very hot and dry.
El Alamein. There were two battles of El Alamein separated by the battle of Alam Halfa. It was the turning point of the war, along with Stalingrad in the east. As Chuchill paraphrased ' Before Alamen we never had a victory, after Alamein we never had defeat'. Noy quite the truth , but the idea is there.
During World War II, the name of the major battle that took place in western Egypt in North Africa, and which resulted in a defeat of the Germans by British (and other Allied) forces, was the Battle of El Alamein. Occurring in late October to early November of 1942, this battle (often called the 'Second Battle of El Alamein') resulted in a decisive victory for the Allies, who soon followed it up with a triumphant advance westwards across North Africa.
Over 30,000 during the 2 battles.
what happened during this battle , was a fight to the finish between ...in the end the british routed the german forces............