The battle of El Alamein in late October, 1942, is most important because the axis Armies A. Were able to break the allied blockade in the North Sea B. Became surrounded by the Soviet red army C. Were forced to retreat into Tunisia D. Successful cut off France from allied resupply

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The battle of El Alamein in late October, 1942, is most important because the axis Armies A. Were able to break the allied blockade in the North Sea B. Became surrounded by the Soviet red army C. Were forced to retreat into Tunisia D. Successful cut off France from allied resupply

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Kelsey Moyer · Answer 1

The correct answer is C. The battle of El Alamein in late October, 1942, is most important because the Axis armies were forced to retreat into Tunisia.

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The second battle of El Alamein was a crucial battle of World War II in the North African theater. It took place between October 23 and November 4, 1942 near El-Alamein in Egypt, between a German-Italian army under the command of Erwin Rommel and the British 8th Army under Bernard Montgomery. Rommel had previously pushed the 8th Army eastward into Egypt to 100 km from Alexandria, but was then unable to break through the British defensive position that had been built there, even in repeated attempts. The goal of the major offensive long planned by Montgomery was to destroy the German-Italian forces in North Africa. The Allies were able to rely on their material superiority, while the Axis powers lacked supplies and petrol. The battle ended with an Allied victory and the withdrawal of German-Italian troops.