Consequently, what was otherwise a limited regional conflict over a stretch of the Sahara Desert took on a greater significance in 1942. The tide was turned when the British won a major victory of the Second Battle of El Alamein in early November.

因此，原本围绕撒哈拉沙漠的有限区域冲突在 1942 年变得更加重要。11 月初，英国在第二次阿拉曼战役中取得重大胜利，局势发生了逆转。