Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Mmachibido iwu Britain nke Mediterenian ozugbo bepụrụ Italytali site na 80% nke mbubata ya. Ihe ndị dị mkpa dị ka pasta, ntụ ọka na osikapa na-adị oke oke, na-eduga n'ọgba aghara, na onye ọrụ ugbo ọ bụla na-egbochi ihe ọkụkụ ya site na nkwakọba iwu nwere ike ịtụ mkpọrọ ruo otu afọ. N'ịgbaso ọdachi
mbuso agha nke Gris site na Albania a na-achịkwa na October 28, 1940, ihe ndị dị na Ịtali nke roba, owu, ajị anụ na ngwaahịa ndị ọzọ malitere ibelata, na ọnụ ahịa dị elu nke Germany na-ebu maka ibugharị kol gafee Alps site na Trieste mere ka okpomọkụ bụrụ ihe okomoko. Na November 11, Briten meriri ndị agha mmiri Ịtali na Taranto, nke mere ka ha nweta ihe ndị ha ga-eji na-ebubata ngwá agha na Mediterenian.