The turning point of the North African campaign came:?

Question

The turning point of the North African campaign came

a. at El Alamein where the British stopped Rommel in the summer of 1942.
b. when South African troops crossed the Sahara and overwhelmed Rommel.
c. with the revolt of the Vichy French in North Africa.
d. when the Italians joined the Allied cause in 1942.

its a ?

Answer 1

It's A, but it's not a perfect answer.

There were three battles broadly at that location, which marked the high water mark of the Axis advance into Egypt.

First Alamein, in July 1942: the British under Auchinlek, having retreated, just managed to fight to a standstill Rommel's much depleted and tired mobile and armoured forces which had been pursuing them.

In August 1943 Rommel having to an extent regrouped and resupplied, made a more organised attempt to breat through the British positions: the battle of Alam el Halfa.
The 8th Army had just come under the command of General Montgomery, but the disposition of troops which provided the successful defensive strategy were, at least in part, those of his predecessor..
It was at *this* battle that supplies and air power supplied what was the turning point.

By the time of the second battle of El Alamein in late October, the result was hardly in doubt. The disparities in air forces, fuel, artillery ammunition were all extreme.

Answer 2

Yes it is "A".

The Battle of El Alamein, fought in the deserts of North Africa, is seen as one of the decisive victories of World War Two.
The Allied victory at El Alamein lead to the retreat of the Afrika Korps and the German surrender in North Africa in May 1943.

Answer 3

Have to agree with Pedestal 42. It was all a case of cause and effect. If one had happened not happened then neither would any of the others. If however, you really push it to find the chicken then it would have to be A

Answer 4

Yes it's A.

B never happened, at all.
C never happened.
D didn't happen until later, well after the North African campaign.

Answer 5

Yes, glamourlolly, a is a suitable answer to this question.