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On the 1st and 2nd July 1942 Rommel’s Afrika Corps succeeds in blowing a devastating defeat on the Commonwealth forces in Egypt (POD) effectively ending the British VIII Army as a coherent fighting force.

The details of the POD (Additional German and/or Italian reinforcements and /or better strategic decisions and intelligence) are not important. The bottom line is: the road to Cairo and to the Nile is opened without any significant forces to oppose the axis armies.

What will the next few days/weeks be like?
Where will the British make their next stand, considering that the forces committed to Egypt are lost at El-Alamein? From where will they bring reserves? South Africa, India?
With the fall of Egypt the oil fields of the Gulf are within grasp of the axis powers, will we see a division of forces with the Italians moving south along the Red Sea Coast and the German going for Palestine and beyond?
Will the Germans find much support with the Arabic populations?
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