Question: when did the battle of el alamein take place
Answer: The First Battle of El Alamein ( 1 -- 27 July 1942 ) was a battle of the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World War , fought in Egypt between 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 ) .