Question

What was the outcome of the battle of El Alamine

Answer 1

American forces drove German troops out of Egypt. Operation Torch became a victory for the Allies.

Answer 2

Answer: Marked a turning point in the North African theatre as the Germans were now pushed back and led the path to the liberation of Europe.

Explanation:

The German Army along with their Italian counterparts had dealt several blows in North Africa against the British and Allied forces.  The German forces  decisively routed British and Allied Units in North Africa like seizing the strategic Libyan town of Tobruk.  The Axis forces pushed forward into Egypt to seize control of the Suez Canal and essentially isolating Britain from supplying her colonies in Asia who were fighting the Japanese,  The Axis forces met Allied forces at the Egyptian town of El Alamein and were routed twice.  After the second battle at EL Alamein, the Axis army was battered and exhausted as the British launched a brutal counteroffensive as well as the Americans pushing the Germans in Algeria.  Now with North Africa completely liberated, the Allied command postulated to invade Italy and take pressure from the Soviets who were pushing westwards.