<P> A fluctuating series of battles for control of Libya and regions of Egypt followed , reaching a climax in the Second Battle of El Alamein in October 1942 when British Commonwealth forces under the command of Lieutenant - General Bernard Montgomery inflicted a decisive defeat on Rommel 's Afrika Korps and forced its remnants into Tunisia . After the Anglo - American landings ( Operation Torch ) in North - West Africa in November 1942 , and subsequent battles against Vichy France forces ( who then changed sides ) , the Allies encircled several hundred thousand German and Italian personnel in northern Tunisia and finally forced their surrender in May 1943 . </P>
<P> A fluctuating series of battles for control of Libya and regions of Egypt followed , reaching a climax in the Second Battle of El Alamein in October 1942 when British Commonwealth forces under the command of Lieutenant - General Bernard Montgomery inflicted a decisive defeat on Rommel 's Afrika Korps and forced its remnants into Tunisia . After the Anglo - American landings ( Operation Torch ) in North - West Africa in November 1942 , and subsequent battles against Vichy France forces ( who then changed sides ) , the Allies encircled several hundred thousand German and Italian personnel in northern Tunisia and finally forced their surrender in May 1943 . </P>
who won the fighting in north africa in 1943
who won the fighting in north africa in 1943
the Allies
the Allies