整個8月的剩餘日子和9月上旬，一種不穩定的平靜籠罩在沙漠之上。平靜僅僅被巡邏隊的突然遭遇和零星的空戰所打破，雙方都在試圖瞭解對手的意圖。當一個在埃及的強大間諜網讓義大利人保持消息靈通時，英國選擇透過其他途徑去獲取義大利人的信息。由拉爾夫 A. 巴格諾爾德（Ralph A. Bagnold）少校指揮的遠距離沙漠團（Long Range Desert Group）被組建，很快地英方人員便能藉由無線電來傳回義大利人在戰線遙遠後方的行動[6]。
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