The British Commonwealth forces then defeated the Afrika Korps at [[Alam Halfa]] and the second battle of [[El Alamein]] in late 1942.
Shortly afterwards, the [[Allies]] launched [[Operation Torch]] which included [[Free French]] forces. Operation Torch was followed by [[Operation Retribution]], and ultimately the defeat of the Afrika Korps, which forced their to surrender.
North Africa was steep learning curve for American forces, the [[Battle of Kasserine Pass]] being the near-distasterous defeat that lead to vital restructure, and change in tactics.
The German Field Marshall Erwin Rommel, was considered to be a gentleman (as far as German officers went), and later participated in a failed [[assassination]] attempt on [[Hitler]]. It was his opinion that the [[Australia]]n Forces represented the elite units of the Allied forces in the North African '[[Desert War]]', this was based on the successful defence of the besieged [[Tobruk]] (240 days), and the Australian infantry's innovative means of engaging the German '[[Blitzkrieg]]' [[Panzer]] strategy, which up until then was unstoppable without the large-scale use of [[artillery]].
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