<prompt> Nyorera kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Pakutanga, pakasvika dzimbahwe reI Corps kwaingova neboka rimwe chete reAustralia rekufamba netsoka kuMiddle East yechitanhatu, yaive ichipedzisa kudzidziswa kwayo zvisinei pakati paGumiguru naZvita yechinomwe yakasvika, ichiteverwa ne9th naNdira 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 ndiyo yakatanga kupinda muchiito, ichitora Bardia  <response>: mukuvamba kwaJanuary 1941. Izvi zvakateverwa nezvimwe zviito paTobruk, Derna, Barce, neBenghazi, sezvo maItaly akamanikidzwa kuti adzokere kuLibya neAllies. 