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On November 3, 1942, The Battle at El Alamein ends.

The turning point in World War II came in the North African desert, when British General Montgomery's 8th Army defeated the Axis forces at the Battle of El Alamein. [-----1-----] under Field Marshall Rommel battled in a 40-mile corridor between the sea and the Qattara Depression. Rommel could move only forward or backward, was [-----2-----] by Montgomery and soon it was only backward. Nine thousand Italian and German soldiers were captured. [-----3-----] and the surrender of German General Ritter von Thoma on November 3, 1942 signaled the opening of the Mediterranean to the Allies and [-----4-----] of Sicily and Italy.
British infantry and German panzer divisions outfoxed The laying down of arms set the stage for the invasion