Question

What was the outcome of the battle of El Alamein?

Answer 1

The Battle of El Alamein marked the culmination of the North African campaign between the forces of the British Empire and the German-Italian army commanded in the field by Erwin Rommel in World War II.

Answer 2

The Second Battle of El Alamein was the turning point of the war in North Africa, during World War II. The battle was the continuation of the first battle of El Alamein, which had stopped the advance of Afrika Korps forces. General Bernard Montgomery had taken command of the VIII British Army, displacing Claude Auchinleck in August 1942.

The Allied victory ended the German wishes to seize Egypt, then a British protectorate, and gain control of the Suez Canal, as well as the oil wells of the Middle East. After this battle, German forces had to withdraw across the entire North African coast, suffering British persecution at all times, until finally a large number of German soldiers were trapped in Tunisia, although many escaped to Sicily.