For 10 points, name this location of two WWII battles, the site of Bernard Montgomery's greatest victory over Erwin Rommel.
Before the first battle at this location, poor communication involving the 10th and 13th Corps troops at Mersa Metruh nearly led to a botched retreat. At the opening of the first engagement at this location, Claude Auchinleck organized his forces along the Ruweisat Ridge. At the second battle at this location, the British employed Operation Lightfoot as a means of bypassing a minefield. During this battle, British tanks rallied from the namesake railway station to attack the enemy's gasoline supply at Tel el Aqqaqir. For 10 points, name this location of two WWII battles, the site of Bernard Montgomery's greatest victory over Erwin Rommel.
Before the first battle at this location, poor communication involving the 10th and 13th Corps troops at Mersa Metruh nearly led to a botched retreat.
El {Alamein}