▁arm oured ▁attack ▁at ▁’ Al am ▁R im th ▁ 9 ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁have ▁pen etr ated ▁the ▁Cat anz aro ▁division ▁def enses . ▁The ▁anni h ilation ▁of ▁the ▁Male tt i ▁Group ▁at ▁‘ Al am ▁N ib ei wa ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁day ▁has ▁ag gra v ated ▁the ▁situation ▁as ▁well . ▁Unable ▁to ▁resist ▁or ▁stop ▁the ▁attacks , ▁the ▁Cat anz aro ▁linked ▁with ▁other ▁Italian ▁units ▁at ▁Bu q bu q ▁and ▁along ▁the ▁coast al ▁rail road ▁ 1 0 ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁covering ▁the ▁retre at ▁of ▁ 4 th ▁Black sh irt ▁Division ▁" ▁ 3 ▁January " ▁and ▁the ▁Head quarters ▁for ▁the ▁" Lib yan ▁Corps " ▁from ▁S idi ▁Bar ran i . ▁By ▁the ▁ 1 1 ▁December ▁Bu q bu q ▁had ▁been ▁cleared ▁of ▁all ▁opposition ▁and ▁many ▁Italian ▁men ▁and ▁guns ▁had ▁been ▁captured . ▁The ▁rem n ants ▁of ▁division ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁stand ▁at ▁Bir ▁T ish d ida , ▁at ▁the ▁eastern ▁out sk ir ts ▁of ▁S all um , ▁and ▁contained ▁British ▁advance , ▁at ▁the ▁cost ▁of ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁remained ▁Italian ▁t anks . ▁ 1 3 – 1 4 ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁the ▁Cat anz aro ▁division ▁under ▁the ▁rel ent less ▁pressure ▁retre ated ▁to ▁S all um ▁proper , ▁and ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁December ▁ 1 9 4