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The Battle of Alam el Halfa between the British Commonwealth and the European Axis Powers Germany and Italy took place between 30 August and 5 September 1942 south of El Alamein during the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World War.
Unlike in previous engagements, Lt-Gen Montgomery ordered that the tanks were to be used as anti-tank guns, remaining in their defensive positions on the ridge. When Axis attacks on the ridge failed and short on supplies, Rommel ordered a withdrawal. Montgomery did not exploit his defensive victory, preferring to continue the methodical build up of strength for his autumn offensive, the Second Battle of El Alamein. With the failure at Alam Halfa, the Axis forces in Africa lost the initiative and Axis strategic aims in Africa were no longer possible.