ran i ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁September . ▁The ▁group ▁was ▁destroyed ▁at ▁the ▁N ib ei wa ▁camp ▁on ▁ 9 ▁December , ▁during ▁Operation ▁Com pass , ▁a ▁British ▁ra id ▁against ▁the ▁ 1 0 th ▁Army ▁positions ▁inside ▁Egypt . ▁The ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁command ▁and ▁tank ▁units ▁arriv ing ▁in ▁Lib ya ▁were ▁combined ▁in ▁the ▁Bab ini ▁Group ▁which ▁was ▁also ▁destroyed ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁B eda ▁F omm ▁( 6 – 7 ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 1 ), ▁the ▁final ▁defeat ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 0 th ▁Army , ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁British ▁occupation ▁of ▁Cy ren a ica . ▁ ▁Background ▁▁ 3 2 nd ▁Arm oured ▁Regiment ▁The ▁ 3 2 nd ▁Arm oured ▁Regiment ▁was ▁formed ▁on ▁ 1 ▁December ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁and ▁on ▁ 1 ▁February ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 3 2 nd ▁Arm oured ▁Division ▁Ari ete , ▁the ▁second ▁Italian ▁arm oured ▁division . ▁At ▁the ▁Italian ▁declaration ▁of ▁war ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁the ▁ 3 2 nd ▁Arm oured ▁Regiment ▁moved ▁with ▁the ▁Ari ete ▁Division ▁from ▁Ven eto ▁to ▁the ▁border ▁with ▁France , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Army ▁of ▁the ▁Po ▁but ▁the ▁war ▁ended ▁so ▁quickly ▁that ▁the ▁division ▁was ▁not ▁used . ▁On ▁ 2 8 ▁July ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁the ▁I ▁and ▁II ▁Med ium ▁T ank ▁batt al