<prompt> Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Musi wa10 June 1940, Italy yakazivisa hondo kuBritain neFrance, ichipinda zviri pamutemo muHondo Yenyika II. Iyo cruiser inorema yakatsiva Trieste sechikepe chechikwata, icho chakazova chikepe chechikwata chechitatu, icho chaisanganisirawo Trento uye Bolzano. Ngarava idzi ina dzakatumirwa kuchamhembe kweSicily kunocherechedza ngarava dzeAllied pazuva rokutanga reItaly muhondo. Musi wa 31 Nyamavhuvhu, 3rd Division yakaenda kunobata ngoro yeBritain kubva kuAlexandria kuenda kuMalta muOperation Hats, kunyangwe hazvo ngarava dzeItaly dzakaputsa mashandiro pasina kusangana nezvikepe zvekutengesa. Trieste yakasvika muTaranto musi wa2 September. Akanga aripo ikoko usiku hwaNovember 11-12, apo maBritish  <response>: vakapinda muchiteshi chengarava, uye vakabuda vasina kukuvadzwa. 