Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Muna January 1941, vaAustralia vakaenda kunorwa kokutanga munenge muna
Bardia. Kunyange zvazvo 16th Brigade yakatungamirira kurwisa, 17th Brigade yakapiwa basa rinotsigira. 2/7th Infantry Battalion yakapa chikamu chechikamu, nepo 2/6th yakafambira mberi kumaodzanyemba kwenzvimbo yekudzivirira kuti vatsause vatsigiri. Zvichitevera chikamu chekutanga chebasa racho, 2/5th uye 2/7th vakabva vapfuurira kuburikidza nechikamu chakagadzirwa ne16th Brigade uye vakafambira mberi kumaodzanyemba kwakadziva kumabvazuva vachipesana nemidziyo yeItaly. Boka racho rakarwa kuti riite kufambira mberi panguva iyi, zvisinei, uye raifanira kusimbiswa ne &lt;a href="2/11th%20Battalion%20%28Australia%29"&gt;2/11th Infantry Battalion&lt;/a&gt; kubva ku19th Brigade. Izvi zvakateverwa nekutorwa kweTobruk, panguva iyo 17th Brigade yakapihwa zvakare basa rechipiri, ichipa kusimbiswa kumapurisa anorwisa. Pashure pacho, vaItaly vakatanga kudzokera kuTripoli. 17th Brigade yakasundidzirwa mberi mukutsvaga, ne2 / 7th Infantry Battalion ichitora Barce uye ipapo Marsa Brega pamberi pe20th Brigade yakasvika kuzovasunungura, sechikamu chekugadzirira kudzosera 6th Division kuGreece mukupindura zvipikirwa zvekudzivirira nyika kubva pakutarisirwa kweGerman. Boka racho rakazounganidzwa pedyo neAmiriya, muEgypt.