▁all ▁of ▁its ▁T enth ▁Army , ▁Italy ▁asked ▁for ▁German ▁assistance ▁to ▁aid ▁the ▁failing ▁campaign ▁ ▁With ▁German ▁support , ▁the ▁lost ▁Lib yan ▁territory ▁was ▁reg ained ▁during ▁Operation ▁S onnen bl ume ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁conclusion ▁of ▁Operation ▁Bre vity , ▁German ▁and ▁Italian ▁forces ▁were ▁entering ▁Egypt . ▁The ▁first ▁Sie ge ▁of ▁Tob ru k ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁marked ▁the ▁first ▁failure ▁of ▁R omm el ' s ▁Bl itz krie g ▁tact ics . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁there ▁was ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Gaz ala ▁when ▁the ▁A xis ▁troops ▁finally ▁conquer ed ▁Tob ru k ▁and ▁pushed ▁the ▁defeated ▁British ▁troops ▁inside ▁Egypt ▁again . ▁De fe at ▁during ▁the ▁Second ▁Battle ▁of ▁El ▁Al ame in ▁in ▁Egypt ▁sp elled ▁do om ▁for ▁the ▁A xis ▁forces ▁in ▁Lib ya ▁and ▁meant ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Western ▁Des ert ▁Camp aign . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁retre ating ▁German ▁and ▁Italian ▁forces ▁were ▁forced ▁to ▁abandon ▁Lib ya ▁as ▁they ▁were ▁pushed ▁out ▁of ▁Cy ren a ica ▁and ▁Tri polit ania , ▁thus ▁ending ▁Italian ▁juris diction ▁and ▁control ▁over ▁Lib ya . ▁ ▁The ▁Fe zz an ▁was ▁occupied ▁by ▁the ▁Free ▁French ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁At ▁the ▁close ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁the ▁British ▁and ▁French ▁collabor ated ▁with ▁the ▁small ▁new ▁resistance . ▁France ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁decided ▁to ▁make ▁King ▁Id ris