1940-1943.
13th September - Italian forces invade Epypt. Halted at Sidi Barrani.
9th December - British offensive begins. Torbruk captured. Italians collapse and retreat.
7th February - Successive victories for Allies with 130, 000 Italians captured in two month offensive.
12th February - Erwin Rommel arrives in North Africa in command of the Afrika Corps to support collapsing Italian Army.
30th March - Rommel`s offensive begins and Torbruk is seiged.
14th June - Operation Battleaxe fails to relieve Tobruk.
18th November - Operation Crusader relieves Torbruk. Rommel retreats to Gazala
21st January - Rommels second offensive begins.
7th February - Allies lose Benghazi and halt German advance at the Gazala line.
26th May - Rommels outflanks Gazala line
21st June - Torbruk Garrison surrenders to Rommels forces.
2 July - Rommel reaches and then is driven back from El Alamein.
13th August - Montgomery assumes control of Eighth Army.
30th August - Rommel attacks at Alam Halfa, but is repulsed and his armour is considerably weakened.
September to October - The Eighth Army receives 300 Sherman tanks.
23rd October - Second Battle of El-Alamein commences. Battle fierce and little gains made.
1st November - Operation Supercharge initiated (Renewed British attack).
4th November - British armour breaks through German lines. Rommel retreats towards Libya.
8th November - Operation Torch launched (Anglo-American landings on the North African Coast).
23rd January - Allies capture Tripoli.
7th May - Tunis captured.
13th May - All Axis forces in North Africa surrender.
High Command Disputes And Interference
Concluding thoughts on the North African Campaign