Napa kutendeka ifintu tafyaleenda bwino ku bena Italy elyo baali ku North Africa. Mukati ka mulungu fye umo ukufuma apo abena Italy babilishe palwa kutendeka inkondo pa 10 June, 1940, abashilika ba bena Britain abaleitwa ba 11th Hussars balipokele mufikansa umusumba wa Fort Capuzzo ku Libya.