Rommel launched several attacks between July 1 and July 27, however, he was repulsed by the British Commander-in-Chief of the Middle East, General Claude Auchinleck.Īlthough Auchinleck managed to repulse Rommel's attack, the Allied position was highly uncertain. After the fall of Tobruk, a port in Cyrenaica (today's eastern part of Libya), he was only 66 miles from Alexandria in Egypt and the Alamein Line was de facto the last line of Allied defense of the Suez Canal. Edwin Rommel, the commander of the Axis forces in the desert wanted to take advantage of his success against the Allies in the Battle of Gazala (May 26 – June 21) and reach the Suez Canal.
The first phase, known as the First Battle of El Alamein began on July 1, 1942. The Battle of El Alamein actually took place in two phases. The war continued in all fronts, however, it was a major turnover which would prove to be one of the most decisive battles for the outcome of World War II. The Battle of El Alamein was one of the most important battles of both the North African Campaign and World War II.
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