<prompt> Qedela umusho olandelayo: IGrisi yaba iqhaza eMpini Yezwe II lapho  <response>: yahlaselwa yi-Italy ngo-October 28, 1940. Kwathunyelwa ibutho laseBrithani nelaseCommonwealth ukuyosiza amaGrikhi okwathi ekugcineni lafinyelela emadodeni angaphezu kuka-60,000. Amabutho aseBrithani abuye agada iKrethe, okwenza iDivision yesihlanu yaseKrethe yaseGrisi ikwazi ukuqinisa umkhankaso wezwekazi. Leli lungiselelo laliyilungele iBrithani njengoba iKrethe lalinganikeza ukuphazamisa imikhumbi yalo yasolwandle ngamachweba asogwini lwayo olusenyakatho. AmaGreki anqoba amaNtaliyane ngaphandle kosizo lwamabutho ahamba ngezinyawo. Ngo-April 1941, ngemva kwezinyanga eziyisithupha kuhlulekile ukuhlasela kwe-Italy, amaJalimane ahlasela iGrisi futhi amabutho ayelapho asuswa. Ekupheleni kwenyanga, amabutho angama - 57 000 amabutho ahlangene asuswa yiRoyal Navy. Abanye bathunyelwa eKrethe ukuze baqinise ibutho lalapho, nakuba iningi lalilahlekelwe yimishini yalo esindayo. 