1941, showed that Italian armoured forces had more potential than at first appeared, gaining an advantage in their first encounter with British tanks and then withdrawing before they were cut off and enabling the 60th Infantry Division "Sabratha" at Derna to retreat. At Beda Fomm the Babini Group came close to overrunning the British defences, despite the disorganisation caused by the British ambush and being exposed to defeat in detail. Commemoration To commemorate the destruction of the V and III Tank Battalion "M"s, 8 February was chosen as Corpus Christi (the Feast of the Body of Christ) of the 32nd Tank Infantry Regiment. Order of battle Babini Group, 18 November 1940. Data taken from Christie (1999) unless specified. Tanks I Tank Battalion "M" (M11/39) III Tank Battalion "M" (M13/40) XXI Tank Battalion "L" (L3) LX Tank Battalion "L" (L3) Infantry 1 × Bersaglieri Motorcycle Battalion Artillery 1 × Artillery Group (Cannone da 75/27 modello 06 guns) 1 × Artillery Group (100/17 guns) 1st Libyan Armoured Division Babini Group (Intended structure of the brigade when the division was formed) Tanks I Tank Battalion "M" (M11) III Tank Battalion "M" (M13) XXI Tank Battalion "L" (L.3) LX Tank Battalion "L" (L.3) Infantry 10th Bersaglieri Regiment XVI Bersaglieri Motorised Battalion XXXIV Bersaglieri Motorised Battalion XXXV Bersaglieri Motorcycle Battalion Artillery 12th Artillery Regiment, from the 55th Infantry Division "Savona" I/12th Group (twelve × 75/27 guns) II/12th Group (twelve × 75/27 guns) III/12th Group (twelve × 100/17 guns) See also Operation Compass Battle of Beda Fomm Notes Footnotes References Books Journals Theses Websites Further reading External links Babini Group Order of Battle (in Italian) Diary of Colonel Emilio Iezzi, Commander, V Tank Battalion "M" The Mediterranean and Middle East, volume I, The Early Successes against Italy (to May 1941) Ch 19: Graziani is swept out of Cyrenaica, January–February 1941 (1954) Babini Group, An Organizational History Libya in World War II Ad hoc units and formations Military units and formations of Italy in World War II Military units and formations established in 1940 Military units and formations disestablished in 1941 Brigades of Italy in World War II Armoured units and formations of Italy