 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Kuchinja kwesimba kwakaita kuti ngarava dzeItaly dzibudirire kuperekedza ngarava dzaienda kuAfrica, izvo zvakaitawo kuti Afrika Korps ikwanise kurwisa kumabvazuva. Kurasikirwa nenhandare dzendege dzeMubatanidzwa kwakaremadza nhamburiko dzavo dzokugovera Malta nendege kubva kuNorth Africa, kuchiita kuti Malta ivimbe zvakare namakorovha anotakura zvinhu zvinorema achishandisa Mediterranean. Zvisinei, kufamba nengarava dzevatengesi kwaiva nengozi. Muna March, chikamu chimwe muzvishanu chete chezvinhu zvaifanira kuenda kuMalta ndicho chakapona pakurwiswa kwezvikepe zvengarava yeItaly uye pakurwiswa nebhomba kweGermany muGulf of Sirte. Kurwisa kwomuchadenga muna April kwakakuvadza zvikuru ngarava dzeMalta. 