<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishKatika Vita Kuu ya Pili ya Ulimwengu, Hitler na Mussolini waliona kwamba Mfereji wa Suez ulikuwa muhimu kwa mipango ya Uingereza, na Misri pamoja na sehemu nyingine za Afrika Kaskazini ikawa uwanja muhimu wa vita.  <response>: In World War II Hitler and Mussolini recognized that the Suez Canal was vital to British plans, and Egypt along with the rest of North Africa became an important field of battle. 