 Zvisinei, akatarisana nekudzikiswa, Graziani pakupedzisira akatevera mirairo uye zvikamu zve10th Army zvakapinda muEjipitorimusi wa9 September. VaItaly vakangokunda zvishoma muIjipiti uye vakabva vagadzira misasa yakasimba kuti vadzivirire nzvimbo dzavo. MunaNovember 1940 maBritish akarwisa ndokukurira zvachose 10th Army panguva yeOperation Compass, mushure mezvo Graziani akasiya basa rake. Musi wa 25 Kurume 1941, Graziani akatsiviwa naGeneral Italo Gariboldi, uye Graziani akaramba achinyanya kusashanda kwemakore maviri anotevera. Munguva yake muItaly, akaita basa mukudzvinyirira Italian anti-fascist kufamba. 