Overview
Erwin Rommel also known as “The Desert Fox” for his sudden sneak attacks in North Africa gave him that name, people were afraid of him. He wrote a book in 1937, but not any book. It was a book of his strategy attacks from his battles earlier before he became field marshal for the German army in 1942. He has commanded many regiments such as the 7th Panzer Division, the Afrika Korps, and even the German Army Group B, and more.
The First Battle of El Alamein
Erwin Rommel’s First battle of El Alamein successfully operated, Erwin Rommel and Enea Navarini were outnumbered by almost two times more, troops, tanks, and planes. Germany and Italy were brawling against United Kingdom, British India, Australia, New Zealand, and The Union of South Africa. The axis was supplied with 96,000 troops, 70 Initial tanks, and around 500 planes. Meanwhile, the allies were supplied with 150,000 troops, 179 Initial tanks, over 1,000 Artillery, and over 1,500 planes. This created an unfair combat for the axis, not allowing them to flee, they were surrounded by armies twice their size, alone in north africa, too far to get support. This First Battle of El Alamein was an terminus with a successful axis win.
There was an overall of 10,000 German casualties, an unknown amount of Italian casualties, and 7,000 Axis prisoners were taken by the allies. The Allies had sadly obtained 13,250 casualties.
The Second Battle of El Alamein
Through Rommel’s streak of wins, he had failed one battle, “The Second Battle of El Alamein” This battle was an allie win, conducted by the allied commanders, Harold Alexander and Bernard Montgomery. The Germans and Italians had been once again outnumbered by almost twice as many weapons such as aircraft, tanks, and artillery from the United Kingdom, Free French Forces, India, Australia, New Zealand, Union of South Africa, and the Kingdom of Greece. Rommel’s offensive strategies with German Panzer General Georg Stumme, and Italian General Ettore Bastico were not very effective on the Field Marshal Montgomery, and Field Marshal Harold Alexander.
A total of 30,542 Axis casualties, 500 Axis tanks, 254 Axis guns, and 84 Axis aircraft were counted for the axis. The allies lost somewhat a lot less, being 13,560 Allied casualties, around 400 Allied tanks, 111 Allied guns, and 97 Allied aircraft. Erwin Rommel well played his opponents, but he was outnumbered and lost. If he had more forces to fight with, he would have a better chance to successfully complete and defend El Alamein.