 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Nekutsigirwa kweGermany, nzvimbo yakarasika yeLibya yakadzorerwa munguva yeOperation Sonnenblumeuye pakupera kweOperation Brevity, mauto eGermany neItaly akanga achipinda muEgypt. Kukombwa kwokutanga kweTobruk muna April 1941 kwakaratidza kukundikana kwokutanga kwemazano aRommel eBlitzkrieg. Muna 1942 pakanga pane Hondo yeGazala apo mauto eAxis pakupedzisira akakunda Tobruk ndokusundira mauto eBritain akakundwa mukati meEgypt zvakare. Kukundwa panguva yeHondo yechipiri yeEl Alamein muEgypt kwakaratidzira kuparadzwa kwemauto eAxis muLibya uye kwaireva kupera kweWestern Desert Campaign. 