Complete the following sentence: Before Rommel's arrival, Mussolini's
<unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> The British had driven the Italian forces back into Libya, and now seemed poised to sweep them out of Africa altogether.<unk> The British had driven the Italian forces back into Libya, and now seemed poised to sweep them out of Africa altogether. Greek Army had also pushed back the Italians into Italian-occupied Albania, and, while the Greeks hesitated to ask for British troops for fear of German intervention, a few RAF squadrons participated in the operations against the Italians. Hitler was furious that the British were now within striking distance to the vital Romanian oil fields of Ploieşti.<unk> Hitler was furious that the British were now within striking distance to the vital Romanian oil fields of Ploieşti. Germans postponed their attack on the USSR from 15 May 1941, to the 22 June in order to secure their south-eastern flank.<unk> The Germans postponed their attack on the USSR from 15 May 1941, to the 22 June in order to secure their south-eastern flank. <unk> <unk> <unk>