The first battle of El Alamein was part of the Western Desert Campaign, and was fought between July 1, 1942, and July 27, 1942. Axis Powers Nazi Germany and Italy faced the British Commonwealth, which contained the United Kingdom, British India, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. El Alamein is located in El Alamein, Egypt. The British strategy was to destroy the Axis and to break a line of a sealed defense that spanned between the Mediterranean and the Qattara Depression. On the other hand, the Axis’ strategy was to attack before the British, but were short on supplies and ended up behind. This led to the Axis having the disadvantage, as the British forces had more manpower. Due to the German’s shortage of supplies, the British ended
