Dhameystir weedhan soo socota: Intii lagu jiray Dagaalkii Labaad ee Adduunka, waxay ahayd goobta ugu weyn ee xoojinta Talyaaniga, oo ay maalgashadeen Ciidanka XXIII ee hoos yimaada General Annibale Bergonzoli. Bishii Juun 21, 1940, magaalada waxaa duqeeyay 7aad ee Ciidanka Maraakiibta ee Mediterranean Fleet. Ciidanka duqeynta waxaa ka koobnaa, maraakiibta British-ka iyo, maraakiibta Australia, iyo maraakiibta wax dumisa ee HMS "Dainty", "Decoy", "Hasty", iyo "Destroyer". Si kastaba ha ahaatee duqeynta ayaa la sheegay in ay sababtay waxyeelo yar. Magaalada
waxaa la qabsaday intii lagu jiray Howlgalka Compass ee ciidamada Barwaaqo Sooranka oo ay ugu horeyn ka koobnaayeen Qaybta 6aad ee Australia dagaalka ka dhacay 3 ilaa 5 Janaayo 1941 ee Dagaalkii Bardia.