What is First Battle of El Alamein?
The '''First Battle of El Alamein''' was a battle during the [[Second World War]] that took place in [[El Alamein]], [[Egypt]]. It was fought between the [[Allies of World War II|Allied forces]], [[Nazi Germany]] and [[Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946)|Fascist Italy]] from July 1 to July 27 1942. It was part of the [[Western Desert Campaign]]. German Field Marshal Commander [[Erwin Rommel]] led the [[Afrika Korps]]. British Field Marshal [[Claude Auchinleck]] led the [[Eighth Army (Great Britain)|Eighth Army]], defending El Alamein from Rommel's attacking army. Italian [[General]] [[Ettore Bastico]] was also part of the battle. The British prevented a second advance by the Axis forces into Egypt, which were 66 miles from [[Alexandria]] and dangerously close to the ports and cities of Egypt. {{history-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:El Alamein 1}} [[Category:1940s in Egypt|Battle]] [[Category:1942|Battle]] [[Category:North African battles of World War II]] [[Category:Battles involving Australia]] [[Category:Battles involving the United Kingdom]] [[Category:Battles involving New Zealand]] [[Category:Battles involving South Africa]] [[Category:Battles involving Germany]] [[Category:Battles involving Italy]]