ABSTRACT
How and why Rommel’s Panzer Army Afrika was defeated at the climactic Third Battle of El Alamein are discussed in this chapter. This chapter is divided into five sections. The first section deals with the state of the Eighth Army under Montgomery’s command after the First Battle of Alamein. The next section discusses the Second Battle of Alamein. The third section turns our attention to the pivotal Third Battle of Alamein. Next we discuss how the Panzer Army Afrika was able to escape from Alamein to Tripoli. And the last section analyzes the lessons that were learnt by the various formations of the Eighth Army as part of its learning culture. Overall, the learning curve of the Eighth Army was moderate and Monty by all means was a timid, risk-averse commander. This allowed Panzer Army Afrika to escape from Alamein to Tunisia.
