this battle was one of the most inportent in the war for the allies. it stoped the italians and germans from taking over egypt and without this battle the allies would not have been able to land in italy.And no operation torch was not as inportent. not many people know that the british army had 195 000 troops and at least 1000 tanks in this battle wich makes it one of the largest allied build up of troops in the war besides the russian front. Yes it was bigger than the battle of the bulge and more inportant. so in future remember that without el alamein the west would have fallen a lot faster.