Question: who fought in the first battle of el alamein
Answer: Axis forces ( Germany and Italy ) of the Panzer Army Africa ( Panzerarmee Afrika , which included the Afrika Korps ) ( Field Marshal ( Generalfeldmarschall ) Erwin Rommel ) and Allied ( British Imperial and Commonwealth ) forces ( Britain , British India , Australia , South Africa and New Zealand ) of the Eighth Army ( General Claude Auchinleck )