The first battle of El Alamein was a battle in the Western Desert campaign of World War II, where the Axis forces, commanded by Erwin Rommel, and the allied forces under Claude Auchinleck fought. The battle stopped the second advance made by the Axis forces in El Alamein, Egypt.
The objective of these battles by the German side was to be able to conquer the Suez Canal and Egypt, which were in British hands, and to support the German troops who were marching towards the Caucasus in a gigantic pincer.
Luis Fernando Ruiz Valdez 