<prompt> Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Pakati pa1940, hurumende yakaendeswa kuNorth Africa uko kudzidziswa kwakawedzerwa kwakaitwa, kusanganisira zvidzidzo zvepamusoro-soro pakupera kwegore. Apo vaAustralia vakapinda muchiito muWestern Desert, muna January 1941, rutsigiro rwegondo ku16th Brigades  <response>: kurwisa Bardia uye kutora Tobruk. Izvi zvakateverwa nemamwe mabasa akapoteredza Derna neBarce, pamberi pe6th Division yakasunungurwa uye ikadzokera kuMersa Matruh, kuEgypt, isati yaendeswa kuGreece muna Kubvumbi. Hondo iyi yakagara kwenguva pfupi sezvo maAllies akakurumidza kukurirwa nekufambira mberi kweGermany. Munguva yekurwisana, hurumende yakatsigira mauto akawanda e6th Division: 16th, yakapoteredza Veria Pass, ipapo 19th yakapoteredza Serbia, zvose zviri 17th uye 19th paThermopylae Line, uye pakupedzisira 19th panguva yebasa rekudzokera kumashure kweBrallos Pass, vasati vabviswa negungwa kubva kuMegara. 