[DOC] [TLE] Erwin Rommel - Wikipedia [PAR] Johannes Erwin Eugen Rommel (15 November 1891  14 October 1944), 
popularly known as ... Field Marshal Erwin Rommel in 1942 ... His leadership of 
German and Italian forces in the North African Campaign established his .... 
Instead, Rommel negotiated with the city council and managed to return it to the 
legitimate... [DOC] [TLE] Bernard Montgomery - Wikipedia [PAR] Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, 
KG, GCB, DSO, ... He returned to the Western Front as a general staff officer and 
took part in the Battle .... Britain declared war on Germany on 3 September 1939. 
.... The Second Battle of El Alamein began on 23 October 1942, and ended 12 
days... [DOC] [TLE] Second Battle of El Alamein - Wikipedia [PAR] The Second Battle of El Alamein (23 October11 November 1942) was a 
decisive battle of the Second World War that took place near the Egyptian railway 
halt ... In August 1942, Lieutenant-General Sir Bernard Law Montgomery took 
command of the Eighth .... Tanks would then pass through and defeat the 
German armour. [DOC] [TLE] Battle of El Alamein - World War II - HISTORY.com [PAR] German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel returned to battle from illness and tried to 
halt ... Having taken Tobruk in June 1942, Rommel advanced into Egypt but had 
... was the task of Bernard Montgomery, commanding the British imperial forces. 
... with limited advances made good and counterattacks defeated until breakout. [DOC] [TLE] The History Place - Defeat of Hitler: Defeat in the Desert [PAR] Outlying British troops in Egypt quickly fell back in the face of overwhelming 
numbers. ... Below: Rommel (standing nearside in car) enters Tobruk in June 
1942. ... However, the British and Australian troops inside the city bravely 
withstood the ... British Eighth Army Commander, General Bernard Montgomery, 
watches his... [DOC] [TLE] World War II: North Africa Campaign | HistoryNet [PAR] The struggle for control of North Africa began as early as October 1935, when 
Italy ... The commander of Germany's 21st Panzer Division, Lt. Gen. ... The British 
pushed the Italian Tenth Army out of Egypt and then, on January 3, 1941, .... On 
January 21, 1942, Rommel launched his second offensive and quickly drove the
... [DOC] [TLE] World War II: The North African Campaign - The Atlantic [PAR] Sep 4, 2011 ... German General Erwin Rommel with the 15th Panzer Division ... on the Egyptian 
side of the Egypt-Libya border, in February of 1942. # ... Britain's General Bernard 
Montgomery, Commander of the Eighth .... After the defeat of Axis forces in 
Northern Africa, Allied troops ... In Focus; Oct 21, 2016; 35 Photos... [DOC] [TLE] BBC - History - World Wars: Rommel in the Desert [PAR] Feb 17, 2011 ... The mercurial German general, by Dr Niall Barr. ... Rommel was pushing his tired 
men into a drive for the Egyptian cities of Alexandria and Cairo. ... He was not 
with his army when, on 23 October 1942, the famous bombardment ... against his 
position, under the command of General Bernard Montgomery. [DOC] [TLE] Bernard Montgomery | World War II Database [PAR] In Oct 1942, Montgomery decided that he was ready to launch Operation 
Lightfoot. ... While commanding the British elements closely near the French city 
of Caen, ... point that eventually led to the major German defeat at the Falaise 
Pocket. .... 12 Aug 1942, Lieutenant-General Bernard Montgomery arrived in 
Cairo, Egypt. [DOC] [TLE] North Africa - World War II History Info [PAR] In North Africa the Germans and their Italian allies controlled a narrow strip along 
the Mediterranean coast between Tunisia and Egypt with an army numbering ... 
Gen. Sir Harold R. L. Alexander, British Commander in Chief in the Middle East, 
was ... on 23 October 1942, after having soundly defeated a prior Axis offensive. [DOC] [TLE] THE WAR . Search & Explore . Themes & Topics | PBS [PAR] The fight to control North Africa began in October 1935 when Italy invaded 
Ethiopia (Abyssinia). ... When Germany invaded France in June 1940,

Question: In October 1942 General Bernard Montgomery defeated the Germans at this Egyptian city
Answer: El Alamein