Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Pakazosvika Gumiguru, "Luftwaffe" yakanga yasimbisa "Fliegerkorps II", uye kutenderera kutsva kwekurwisa kwakasimba kurwisa chitsuwa kwakatanga mukuedza kudzikamisa kugona kweRAF neRoyal Navy kurambidza Axis convoys kuenda kuLibya. Vapambi vacho vakashandisa nzira itsva dzomutambo wakaderera idzo dzakarasikirwa zvikuru nepfuti dzeAA uye varwi veRAF. Kurwisa usiku kwaiitwa zvikurukuru nenhevedzano yendege imwe chete pamwero mukuru. Zvisinei, vashandi veS/L zvino vakanga vava kugona zvikuru, vachiwana 37 muzana yechiedza chendege dzaiyambuka mhenderekedzo, uye idzi dzakanga dzakabatikana zvikuru. Pakupedzisira, boka rinotakura zvinhu rakasvika muna November. Nokukundwa kweAxis munguva pfupi yapfuura paAlamein uye neAllied
KuNorth Africa kwakasvika mumwedzi mumwe chetewo, kukombwa kweMalta kwakaguma. Chiitiko bedzi chomumhepo chomuvengi chakasara chegore racho chaiva kuongorora kunobhururuka kwakakwirira uye kurwisa kumwe chete paLuqa muna December.