Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Na Jenụwarị 1941, e kenyere ndị agha ahụ na Western Desert Campaign, na-aga ime ihe maka oge mbụ gburugburu
Bardia, bụ nke ndị Ịtali weghaara n'ime ọtụtụ ụbọchị. Nke a sochiri n'ọnwa ahụ site na ijide Tobruk, ebe Brigade nke 16 nọgidere ebe brigade abụọ nke 6 nke ọzọ, nke 17 na nke 19, sonyere na omume ndị ọzọ gburugburu Derna na Benghazi. N'ọnwa Machị, ndị agha ahụ gbakọtara gburugburu Amiriya ka ha na-akwado ịkwaga Gris, na nzaghachi maka mwakpo ndị German a na-atụ anya ya. N'oge Agha nke Gris, ndị 16th Brigade weghaara Seria tupu ha guzobe onwe ha na Veria Pass. Ka mwakpo ndị Germany malitere, ndị 2/1st Battalion nyere nkwado azụ mgbe ndị brigade kwụsịrị n'akụkụ ndị New Zealand 4th Brigade. Ọganihu nke ndị Germany na Tempe Gorge rụpụtara ịdọrọ ọzọ n'oge nke 2/2nd na 2/3rd Battalions nyere nchekwa nchekwa dị ka Anzac Corps wepụrụ site na Larissa. Mgbe nke a gasịrị, e nyere ndị agha ahụ iwu ka ha pụọ, a na-ewepụkwa ndị agha site n'oké osimiri na Kalamata. A kpọghachitere ọtụtụ n'ime ndị agha ahụ n'Ijipt ma mesịa hazie ọzọ na Palestine; agbanyeghị, ụfọdụ ndị agha ahụ rutere na Krit. E wetara 2/1st n'ozuzu ya ma tinye ya n'ọrụ iji chebe ọdụ ụgbọ elu na Retimo, ebe e guzobere ihe ndị dị na 2/2nd na 2/3rd n'ime 16th Brigade Composite Battalion. N'oge ọgụ ahụ, e bibiri 2/1 n'ụzọ dị ukwuu n'oge obere agha nke Crete, ebe e jidere ọtụtụ n'ime ha.