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General [[Rommel]] was stopped at Second Battle of El Alamein (Oct 23, 1942 – Nov 11, 1942).
General [[Rommel]] was stopped at Second Battle of El Alamein (Oct 23, 1942 – Nov 11, 1942).
Unlile in Arab Palestine pro-Nazism was very deep and widespread, in Egypt the field was still divided, though the Muslim Brotherhood and others were definitely for Hitler.
In 1942, first: "zealous students of El Azhar University, which teaches Moslem religious subjects, staged demonstrations In the streets of the capital, yelling, "Long live Rommel." Berlin had assured their gullible rector that if Egypt supported Hitler Its king would be crowned caliph of the faithful and would rule the spiritual affairs of the more than 300,000,000 Mohammedans in the world," then, by the beginning of 1943 "conditions are calm in Cairo because British diplomacy and American spending power have reversed the attitude of the fellahin."<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=IIdeAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA9 St. Joseph Gazette, Jan 8, 1943, p. 10].
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WHISPERED the most lurid movie scenario of espionage and keyhole snooping Is corny stuff compared with the labyrinth of intrigue which has featured Nile Valley life. United States soldiers more than a year back were dumped Into this hunting ground of spies, Machiavellian plotters and theological revolutionaries whose cars tingled with axis propaganda. Yet today conditions are calm in Cairo because British diplomacy and American spending power have reversed the attitude of the fellahin.
Observers who are back in New York explain that only a few months ago zealous students of El Azhar University, which teaches Moslem religious subjects, staged demonstrations In the streets of the capital, yelling, "Long live Rommel." Berlin had assured their gullible rector that if Egypt supported Hitler Its king would be crowned caliph of the faithful and would rule the spiritual affairs of the more than 300,000,000 Mohammedans in the world.
The English artfully played upon the enmity which the Wafd political party has for the Italians, whose ruthless colonial policy in Tripoli had frightened the Arabs.
This group was elected to office and has co-operated with the allies. German agents had whispered promises but Uncle Sam gave actual gifts in the form of land-lease. Our troops soon seattered their pay in the corner stores and local workers obtained jobs on our construction projects. The Midas touch beat the Nazi bunk.</small></blockquote></ref>
===Operations - Highlights===
===Operations - Highlights===