Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: N'abalị nke 7 Disemba na 8 Disemba 1940 ndị British Western Desert Force n'okpuru iwu nke Major-General Richard O'Connor na-agụnye British 7th Armored Division na Indian 4th Infantry Division kwadoro site na British 16th Infantry Brigade gara n'ihu na ngụkọta nke ọnọdụ mmalite ha maka mwakpo ahụ. Ngalaba "Catanzaro" n'oge ahụ na-eche ngalaba Buqbuq nche, n'ebe ugwu nke Ngalaba Infantry 63 Cirene na Ābār Abū Safāfī (Sofafi), n'ebe ndịda nke 1 Libyan Division Sibelle na Al Maktīlah (Maktila) na 2 Libyan Division Pescatori na <unk>Alam aţ Ţummār (Tummar). Nnukwu bọmbụ na mwakpo ndị agha Britain na <unk>Alam Rimth 9 Disemba 1940 abanyela na nchekwa nke ngalaba "Catanzaro". Mbibi nke Maletti Group na <unk>Alam Nibeiwa n'otu ụbọchị ahụ emeela ka ọnọdụ ahụ ka njọ. N'enweghị ike iguzogide ma ọ bụ kwụsị mwakpo ndị ahụ, "Catanzaro" jikọtara ya na ndị ọzọ ndị Italiantali na Buqbuq na n'akụkụ ụzọ ụgbọ okporo ígwè dị n'ụsọ oké osimiri na Disemba 10, 1940, na-ekpuchi ịlaghachi azụ nke 4th Blackshirt Division "3 Jenụwarị" na Isi ụlọ ọrụ maka "Libyan Corps" si Sidi Barrani. Ka ọ na-erule 11 Disemba Buqbuq kpochapụrụ ndị mmegide niile ma jide ọtụtụ ndị Itali na egbe. Ihe fọdụrụ na nkewa ahụ nwere ike iguzo na Bir Tishdida, na mpụga ọwụwa anyanwụ nke Sallum, ma nwee ọganihu ndị Britain, na-efu ọtụtụ n'ime tankị ndị Italy fọdụrụ. 13<unk>14 Disemba 1940, ngalaba "Catanzaro" n'okpuru nrụgide na-enweghị atụ laghachiri Sallum n'onwe ya, na 15 Disemba 1940 laghachiri na nchebe nchebe nke Bardia. Ihe fọdụrụ na ngalaba ahụ ka e bibiri kpamkpam n'agha ahụ.
Agha nke Bardia site na 5 Jenụwarị 1941.