Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: "Gruppe" yakabhururuka ichienda kuSicily pakati paJanuary 1941 ndokurwisa vavariro muMalta pamwe chete nezvikepe zveBritain muMediterranean. Pane rimwe remabasa aya vakakuvadza mutakuri wendege musi wa 16 Ndira apo iye akanga akasungirirwa nokuda kwekugadziriswa muGrand Harbour, Malta. Chikamu chacho chakatamisirwa kuBulgaria mukutanga kwaApril mukugadzirira Operation Marita, kupindirwa kweGermany kweGreece neYugoslavia, uko kwaiita chikamu mu
kubhomba kweBelgrade, Yugoslavia musi wa6 April. Nokukurumidza pashure pacho, yakadzokera kuSicily ndokupedza nguva yasara yemushandirapamwe pamabasa ekurwisa kutakura pedyo neSouthern Greece neCrete pamwe chete nedzimwe nguva dzekuvhiringidza pasi. Mavhiki maviri gare gare, musi wa 21 Kubvumbi, II./LG 1 yakakuvadza ngarava inotakura mafuta kumaodzanyemba kweKrete uye haina kubudirira kurwisa ngoro yeBritain pedyo neMalta panguva yeOperation Tiger musi wa 11 Chivabvu.