 Panguva imwe cheteyo, muNorth Africa, Masimba eAxis akanga adzorera maAllies kuEgipita. Chinjo yakauya pakati paJuly naNovember 1942, apo 9th Division yeAustralia yakaita basa rinokosha mune dzimwe dzokurwisana kwakanyanya kweFirstuye Hondo yechipiri yeEl Alamein, iyo yakashandura Hondo yokuNorth Africa kuti iitire zvakanaka maAllies. 