The Allied victory turned the tide in the North African
Campaign. It ended Axis hopes of occupying Egypt, taking control
of the Suez Canal, and gaining access to the Middle Eastern oil
fields. INDIAN AND ENGLISH SOLDIERS, FIGHTING GERMANS, AT EL
ALAMEIN NORTH AFRICA GERMAN GENERAL ROMMEL WHO WAS DEFEATED Many
Indians fought in the British army during WW2. Here a group of
Indian Sikh soldiers examine a captured German tank The scene is
the African desert. A British desert patrol prepares to leave