The Second Battle of el Alamein pushed all German forces out of North Africa and opened up the way for the Invasion of Sicily and Italy. It was a major defeat for Rommel's Desert Army.
Winston Chuchill was quoted as saying: "before Alamein we never won a battle, after Alamein we never lost one".
== The Battle was a turning point in the North African campaign. Just prior to this, the British changed their commanders. Gen. Alexander took over the command of the British forces with General Montgomery under his command. Under their command, they formed 2 mobile armored divisions that were trained for desert war. The Allied air forces and navy began cutting off the Axis supply lines.
All these changes lead up to the victory at El Alamein and the battle resulted in a change of attitude for the British 8th Army. The German army began to realize that they could not win without more supplies reaching their ports.
The Battle of El Alamein.
the battle of (El) Alamein took place in 1942.
The British won both battles of El Alamein. They defended Egypt successfully in the first battle, and they drove Axis forces out of Egypt and Libya in the second battle.
There were two Battles of El Alamein in 1942, both of them victories for the British. No American troops participated. Other Commonwealth forces (New Zealanders, Indians, South Africans) fought on the British side aong with Free French and Greeks. The First Battle of El Alamein was won by Sir Claude Auchinlech. The Second battle of El Alamein was won by Viscount Bernard Montgomery.
The battle at El Alamein was fought between German forces (Axis) and British. The outcome of the battle (a British victory) was a turning point in the war. It was said after the war, that before El Alamein, Britain never won a battle and after El Alamein it never lost one.
The Second Battle of El Alamein marked the turning point in the war between British forces and the German army .
The Battle of El Alamein.
It eliminated German military power in North Africa
First Battle of El Alamein (1 - 27 July 1942) / Second Battle of El Alamein (23 October - 4 November 1942) .
It was extremely important as the possession of Suez was critical to the war.
It was extremely important as the possession of Suez was critical to the war.
Second Battle of El Alamein happened in 1942-11.
First Battle of El Alamein happened on 1942-07-27.
There are thousands of personal stories in El Alamein,.
There was a battle.
The battle was near the town from which both battles derive their name - El Alamein,Egypt .
North Africa El Alamein is 150 miles west of Cairo.