Earlier, he had lost a battle that took place north of the Qattara Depression and ended German hopes of capturing the (*) Suez Canal.
This commander failed to capture Tobruk from Allied forces but he decisively defeated Allied forces at the Battle of Kasserine Pass. Later, he was transferred to improve the Atlantic Wall and was in charge of the area during the invasion at Normandy. Earlier, he had lost a battle that took place north of the Qattara Depression and ended German hopes of capturing the (*) Suez Canal. For 10 points, name this "Desert Fox," the German commander of the Afrikakorps who lost to Bernard Montgomery at the Battle of El Alemein during the North African theater of World War II.
This commander failed to capture Tobruk from Allied forces but he decisively defeated Allied forces at the Battle of Kasserine Pass.
Erwin Johannes Eugen {Rommel}