▁the ▁re arg u ard . ▁The ▁ 1 st ▁ ▁was ▁also ▁kept ▁in ▁reserve , ▁except ▁for ▁the ▁L X II ▁Light ▁T ank ▁Battalion ▁with ▁L 3 / 3 3 ▁tank ettes , ▁which ▁was ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁ 6 2 nd ▁Infantry ▁Division ▁Mar mar ica ▁and ▁the ▁L X III ▁Light ▁T ank ▁Battalion ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁ 6 2 nd ▁Division ▁Infantry ▁Cir ene . ▁The ▁ 2 nd ▁ ▁remained ▁at ▁B ard ia , ▁except ▁for ▁the ▁IX ▁Light ▁T ank ▁Battalion ▁which ▁joined ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Lib yan ▁Division ▁P esc atori . ▁The ▁R ag gru pp amento ▁Male tt i ▁( 3 rd ▁) ▁had ▁the ▁II ▁Med ium ▁T ank ▁Battalion ▁with ▁M 1 1 / 3 9 ▁t anks ▁and ▁three ▁Lib yan ▁inf antry ▁batt al ions , ▁all ▁motor ised . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 0 th ▁Army ▁advanced ▁to ▁S oll um ▁then ▁along ▁the ▁coast ▁road ▁two ▁divisions ▁forward , ▁behind ▁a ▁screen ▁of ▁motor cy cl ists , ▁t anks , ▁motor ised ▁inf antry ▁and ▁art illery . ▁On ▁ 1 4 ▁September , ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁ ▁followed ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Lib yan ▁Division ▁Sib elle ▁and ▁ 2 nd ▁Lib yan ▁Division ▁P esc atori ▁toward ▁Bir ▁Th idan ▁el - K had im . ▁At ▁Al am ▁el ▁D ab , ▁just ▁short ▁of ▁S idi ▁Bar ran i , ▁about ▁fifty ▁Italian ▁t anks