Following loss of Cyrenaica, Italy asked for a German intervention, plus in February 1941 1st troops for the thing that was to make the journey to end up being the famous Deutsche Afrika Korps led by General Erwin Rommel have been brought to North Africa. The troops the Axis in a couple of months took right back Cyrenaica and Tobruk, and more impressive range into Egypt. Constantly brief on supplies, they were defeated by the 8th British Army at El Alamein. The extra stress as a result of united states of america arrival in Morocco forced the Afrika Korps to slowly retreat in Tunisia during 1943.