 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Pakati pa1942 mauto eAxis akakunda mauto eCommonwealth muLibyauye akapfuurira kupinda kuchamhembe kwakadziva kumadokero kweEgipita. Muna June, Hondo yeBritain yeChisere yakaita zvigaro kumadokero kweAlexandria, pachiteshi chezvitima cheEl Alamein, uye 9th Division yakaunzwa mberi kuti isimbise nzvimbo iyi. Zvikamu zvinotungamira zveDhipatimendi zvakasvika kuEl Alamein musi wa6 Chikunguru, uye Chikamu chakapihwa chikamu chekuchamhembe kweCommonwealth yekudzivirira. The 9th Division yakaita basa rinokosha muna First Battle of El Alamein 1 kusvika 27 July 1942, izvo akamisa Axis mberi, kunyange pamutengo zvakakomba, kusanganisira yose 228th Infantry Battalion, iyo akamanikidzwa kuzviisa pasi musi 27 July. Mushure mekurwisana uku boka racho rakaramba riri kumucheto kuchamhembe kweEl Alamein line uye rakatangisa kurwisa kwekutsausa panguva yeHondo yeAlam el Halfa kutanga kwaSeptember. 