yan ▁motor ised ▁inf antry ▁batt al ions , ▁a ▁company ▁of ▁M 1 1 / 3 9 ▁t anks , ▁a ▁company ▁of ▁L 3 / 3 3 ▁tank ettes , ▁motor ised ▁art illery ▁and ▁supply ▁units ▁as ▁the ▁main ▁motor ised ▁unit ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 0 th ▁Army ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁combined ▁arms ▁unit ▁in ▁North ▁Africa . ▁ ▁P rel ude ▁ ▁Lib yan ▁T ank ▁Command ▁On ▁ 2 9 ▁August , ▁as ▁more ▁t anks ▁arrived ▁from ▁Italy , ▁the ▁ ▁( Lib yan ▁T ank ▁Command ) ▁was ▁formed ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁General ▁Valent ino ▁Bab ini , ▁with ▁three ▁. ▁ ▁( Col onel ▁Pietro ▁A res ca ) ▁with ▁the ▁I ▁Med ium ▁T ank ▁Battalion ▁and ▁the ▁ 3 1 st , ▁ 6 1 st ▁and ▁ 6 2 nd ▁light ▁tank ▁batt al ions , ▁ ▁( Col onel ▁Antonio ▁T riv i oli ), ▁with ▁the ▁II ▁Med ium ▁T ank ▁Battalion , ▁less ▁one ▁company ▁and ▁the ▁IX , ▁XX , ▁and ▁L X I ▁light ▁tank ▁batt al ions ▁and ▁ ▁with ▁the ▁L X ▁light ▁tank ▁batt alion ▁and ▁the ▁remaining ▁M 1 1 / 3 9 ▁company ▁from ▁the ▁II ▁Med ium ▁T ank ▁Battalion . ▁ ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ ▁( Ro yal ▁Corps ▁of ▁Lib yan ▁Col onial ▁Tro ops ), ▁with ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Lib yan ▁Division ▁Sib elle ▁and ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Lib yan ▁Division ▁P esc