<prompt> Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: KuNorth Africa, maRhodesia mu11th Hussars, 2nd Leicesters, 1st Cheshires nemamwe maredhimendi akabatsira kuOperation Compass pakati paZvita 1940 naFebruary 1941 sechikamu cheWestern Desert Force pasi paMajor General Richard OConnor, vachirwira paSidi Barrani,  <response>: Bardia, Beda Fomm nedzimwe nzvimbo. Kurwisa uku kwakabudirira zvikuru, neAllies ichitambura kurasikirwa kushoma kwazvo - vanenge 700 vakaurayiwa uye 2,300 vakakuvadzwa uye vakashaikwa - vachibata chiteshi chengarava cheTobruk, varwi veItaly vanopfuura 100,000 uye vazhinji veCyrenaica. VaGermany vakapindura nokutumira Afrika Korps inotungamirirwa naErwin Rommel kuti itsigire mauto eItaly. Rommel akatungamira kurwisa kwakasimba muna Kurume-Kubvumbi 1941 izvo zvakamanikidza kubviswa kweAllied kwakananga kuEjipitori. Mauto eGermany neItaly akakomberedza Tobruk asi akakundikana kutora guta raive rakachengetedzwa nemauto eAustralia, zvichitungamira kuKukombwa kwenguva refu kweTobruk. 