<prompt> Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Pakutanga, apo I Corps dzimbahwe rakasvika kwaingova neboka rimwe chete reAustralia rekufamba netsoka kuMiddle East yechitanhatu, iyo yakanga ichipedzisa kudzidziswa kwayo zvisinei pakati paGumiguru naDecember yechinomwe yakasvika, ichiteverwa ne9th naJanuary 1941. Munguva iyi, mabhirigidhi akapiwa divi rimwe nerimwe akachinjwa pakati pevakuru vakuru semhedzisiro yekugadziriswazve kwakawanda kuti vape mabhirigidhi akanyatsodzidziswa kumasangano angangoona kurwa kutanga. Panguva iyi, zvinhu zvikuru zvehofisi huru yevarwi vakafambira mberi vakananga kunzvimbo yekurwira, vachisiya vashandi vehutungamiri muGaza ndokuzvisimbisa muIkingi Maryut, muEgypt. Pano vakatanga kugadzirira kuvhiya. 6th Infantry Division yakanga iri yokutanga kupinda muchiito,  <response>: kubata Bardia mukuvamba kwaJanuary 1941. Izvi zvakateverwa nezvimwe zviito paTobruk, Derna, Barce, neBenghazi, sezvo maItaly akamanikidzwa kuti adzokere kuLibya neAllies. 