Following losing Cyrenaica, Italy asked for a German intervention, including in February 1941 the first troops of this's visited end up being the famous Deutsche Afrika Korps led by General Erwin Rommel finished up being truly provided for North Africa. The troops regarding the Axis in 2 months took right back Cyrenaica and Tobruk, and advanced into Egypt. Constantly brief on materials, they was in reality beaten by the 8th British Army at El Alamein. The surplus anxiety attributable to the united states arrival in Morocco forced the Afrika Korps to gradually retreat in Tunisia during 1943.